perfectible

per·fect·i·ble

[per-fek-tuh-buhl]
adjective
capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable.

Origin:
1625–35; < French < Medieval Latin perfectibilis. See perfect, -ible

per·fect·i·bil·ist, noun
per·fect·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·per·fect·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·per·fect·i·ble, adjective
self-per·fect·i·bil·i·ty, noun
un·per·fect·i·ble, adjective
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perfectible (pəˈfɛktəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
capable of becoming or being made perfect
 
perfecti'bility
 
n

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