manipulable

[muh-nip-yuh-luh-buh l]

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adjective

capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.

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Origin of manipulable

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

Related formsma·nip·u·la·bil·i·ty, nounun·ma·nip·u·la·ble, adjective

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Related Words

manageable limber spongy malleable pliant docile flexible supple compliant ductile easy impressionable lithe obedient plastic receptive responsive submissive susceptible tractable

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Historical Examples

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
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

Word Origin and History for manipulable

adj.

1859, from manipulate + -able. Related: Manipulability.

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