manipulable
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1859, from manipulate + -able.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
manipulable (comparative more manipulable, superlative most manipulable)
- Suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation.
- 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 457:
- He wondered if this was how men like Jardine and Matheson saw the world – minuscule, manipulable. If people and places moved around the lines they drew. If cities shattered when they stomped.
- Gullible or susceptible to persuasion.
Usage notes[edit]
Much more common than manipulatable, by a ratio of 5–10:1.[2]
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
manipulatable — see manipulatable
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “manipulable”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ manipulable, manipulatable at Google Ngram Viewer
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
manipulable (plural manipulables)
Further reading[edit]
- “manipulable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
manipulable m or f (masculine and feminine plural manipulables)
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