alterable

American  

[awl-ter-uh-buhl] / ˈɔl tər ə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being altered.

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Other Word Forms

• alterability noun
• alterableness noun
• alterably adverb
• realterable adjective
• realterableness noun
• realterably adverb

Etymology

Origin of alterable

First recorded in 1520–30; alter + -able

Example Sentences

Certain alterable features of his appearance make him look insincere, untrustworthy and unlikable: He bares his lower teeth when he speaks and rarely smiles, which makes him look threatening.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2023

But he also said that what was not alterable was “our values,” suggesting that rules such as the one mandating the hijab would not be changed.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

All of this is easily alterable and incredibly superficial, and yes, it is accurate to how gender operates in some ways.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2019

It’s all so framed by the sense that reality doesn’t exist any more, or at least not in a way that is alterable or questioning.

From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2014

And yet the past, though of its nature alterable, never had been altered.

From "1984" by George Orwell