Associations to the word «Alterable»

Wiktionary

ALTERABLE, adjective. Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable
ALTERABLE, noun. Something that can be altered; a variable.

Dictionary definition

ALTERABLE, adjective. Capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment".
ALTERABLE, adjective. (of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.