adjustable

Capable of being adjusted.

Adjective

  1. Capable of being adjusted.

    1. (usually) Designed to be adjusted without difficulty.

      • Another feature new to British Railways is the provision of two-position adjustable seats in the first class compartments. In this design, the seat squab can be pulled out some six inches, the seat back being attached...

Origin

Etymology tree English adjust Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adjustable From adjust + -able.

Forms

more adjustable most adjustable

Derived

adjustable bend adjustable hitch adjustable loop adjustable pliers adjustable spanner adjustable wrench adjustably nonadjustable readjustable semiadjustable unadjustable

Noun

  1. Anything that can be adjusted.

    1. (often) Ellipsis of adjustable spanner.

      • "He came in. He had a gun. He was crazy. You can see he was crazy; look what he did to Ricky. He thought Ricky was me. He wanted to steal my adjustables. Look." Sonny smiled and tilted the steel case so Henry could look...

Forms

adjustables