imperfectible
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of imperfectible
First recorded in 1865–70; im- 2 + perfectible
Example Sentences
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If you begin collecting living things, you are pursuing something imperfectible, and even if you manage to find them and then possess them, there is no guarantee they won’t die or change.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 15, 1995
Like any art," he says, "acting is imperfectible.
From Time Magazine Archive
To this, Hulme opposed the doctrine of original sin and the idea that man's nature is fixed, constant and imperfectible.
From Time Magazine Archive
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