alterable

[awl-ter-uh-buhl]

al·ter·a·ble

[awl-ter-uh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being altered.

Origin:
1520–30; alter + -able

al·ter·a·bil·i·ty, al·ter·a·ble·ness, noun
al·ter·a·bly, adverb
re·al·ter·a·ble, adjective
re·al·ter·a·ble·ness, noun
re·al·ter·a·b·ly, adverb
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Alterable is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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alter (ˈɔːltə)
 
vb
1.  to make or become different in some respect; change
2.  informal chiefly (US) (tr) castrate a euphemistic word for spay
 
[C14: from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterāre to change, from Latin alter other]
 
'alterable
 
adj
 
'alterably
 
adv
 
altera'bility
 
n

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