manipulable

[ muh-nip-yuh-luh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.

Other Words From

• ma·nipu·la·bili·ty noun
• unma·nipu·la·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of manipulable¹

First recorded in 1880–85; manipul(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

Attempts at orderly abstraction of manipulable symbols from the realities of history seem to me doomed from the start.

From Project Gutenberg

On the floor of the cabin was a flannel bulldog with "manipulable" legs and a changeable expression.

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I'll be completely damned if I can see how this type of Gunther generator can put out a manipulable field, but it must.

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I found my manipulable field, but a bomb went off in my brain when I straightened it out.

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Related Words

• docile
• flexible
• limber
• malleable
• manageable
• pliant
• spongy
• supple