manipulable

[ muh-nip-yuh-luh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of or susceptible to beingmanipulated; manipulatable.

Origin of manipulable

1
First recorded in 1880–85; manipul(ate) + -able

Other words from manipulable

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

Words Nearby manipulable

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How to use manipulable in a sentence

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

    The Syndic | C.M. Kornbluth
  • On the floor of the cabin was a flannel bulldog with "manipulable" legs and a changeable expression.

    Stories of the Ships | Lewis R. Freeman
  • I'll be completely damned if I can see how this type of Gunther generator can put out a manipulable field, but it must.

    The Galaxy Primes | Edward Elmer Smith
  • I found my manipulable field, but a bomb went off in my brain when I straightened it out.

    The Galaxy Primes | Edward Elmer Smith