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manipulable

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

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adjective

capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for manipulable

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper