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polishable

polishable

4.8
Something you can make better by editing or practice
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɒlɪʃəbl/
translation icon : mejorable
  • The essay is polishable and could earn a higher grade with some revisions.

Examples

  • His speech was polishable, needing only a few changes to sound more professional.

  • Every skill is polishable if you dedicate time and effort to practice.

  • This project is polishable with some additional research.

  • The manuscript is polishable before submission.

  • The essay is polishable and could earn a higher grade with some revisions.

  • His speech was polishable, needing only a few changes to sound more professional.

  • Every skill is polishable if you dedicate time and effort to practice.

Synonyms

correctable
vspolishable
3 4.8

Able to be fixed or made right

is aimed at careful refinement and enhancement rather than simple repair
editable
vspolishable
1 3.5

Can be changed in a document or file

is about making careful improvements and refinements beyond simple edits
amendable
vspolishable
1 6.0

Able to be changed by adding or fixing parts

focuses on fine refinement through careful editing rather than broad changes
upgradable
vspolishable
1 4.5

Something you can change to a newer, better version

involves careful polishing and refinement rather than major version updates
improvable
vspolishable
1 4.1

Can be made better

is improved especially by careful effort and refining through editing
reformable
vspolishable
1 5.2

Able to be changed to be better

focuses on fine improvement through editing rather than broad structural change
revisable
vspolishable
4.4

People can change it later after feedback

is refined during editing work rather than only after review

How Fixable

perfectible
1 7.9
polishable
4.8
improvable
1 4.1
fixable
9 2.7
irreparable
24 7.6

Surface Forms

polishable positive

Morphology

polishable = polish (semi-transparent) = polish + able

Formed from 'polish' + '-able', but the sense 'capable of being improved or refined' is an extended, figurative use of the physical verb.

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.