polishable
- adjective
- /ˈpɒlɪʃəbl/
- The essay is polishable and could earn a higher grade with some revisions.
Examples
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His speech was polishable, needing only a few changes to sound more professional.
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Every skill is polishable if you dedicate time and effort to practice.
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This project is polishable with some additional research.
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The manuscript is polishable before submission.
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The essay is polishable and could earn a higher grade with some revisions.
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His speech was polishable, needing only a few changes to sound more professional.
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Every skill is polishable if you dedicate time and effort to practice.
Synonyms
Able to be fixed or made right
Can be changed in a document or file
Able to be changed by adding or fixing parts
Something you can change to a newer, better version
Can be made better
Able to be changed to be better
People can change it later after feedback
How Fixable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Polishable comes from polish ('to make smooth or better') and the ending -able ('can be'). A helpful way to remember the figurative sense is to picture a rough essay or speech you can 'polish' with work, so something 'polishable' can be improved or refined.