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limitable

limitable

6.8
Possible to make smaller or less
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪmɪtəbl/
translation icon : limitado
  • The project scope is limitable, allowing us to adjust our goals as needed based on available resources.

Examples

  • An ambiguous general welfare standard simply cannot protect the public interest with definable, limitable goals, but the police power can.

    Academic text (2001)

  • These powers are the broadest and least limitable source of authority that states grant to municipal governments.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Jefferson wrote those somewhat paradoxical words only after, in the same letter, stating his hope that Napoleon would "wear down the maritime power of England to limitable and safe dimensions."

    Academic text (2011)

  • Our budget is limitable, meaning we can set a maximum on our spending to ensure we don't overspend.

  • The team's workload is limitable, so we can assign tasks in a way that prevents anyone from being overwhelmed.

Antonyms

unlimited
173 1.5

Having no end and no rules to stop it

How Restricted

revocable
  • Specialized
3 7.5
limitable
6.8
abridgeable
  • Formal
7.5
protected
1 2.0
inalienable
  • Formal
18 8.0

Surface Forms

limitable positive

Morphology

limitable = limit (transparent) = limit + able

The adjective is formed regularly from the verb 'limit' plus '-able', meaning 'able to be limited'.

Etymology

Limitable comes from the word limit, which comes from the old Latin word limes meaning 'boundary', plus the ending -able meaning 'able to'. So, limitable describes something that can be given a limit or kept within a certain amount.