versable

Capable of being turned; flexible, changeable, or inconsistent.

Adjective

  1. Capable of being turned; flexible, changeable, or inconsistent.
    • Hence they are naturally led to relinquish the firmness of an upright character, for that supple and versable turn, which accommodates itself to the times, and assumes whatever appearance seems most convenient for...
    • The classic statement by Judge Holmes, " [t]he law does not define fraud; it needs no definition; it is as old as falsehood and as versable as human ingenuity. - 1977, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on...
    • The goal of the prosecution will be to cast before the judge and jury a vision of the case as one reflecting the versable ingenuity of the human mind in loosing the larceny residing in us. - 1997 April, Tomas A Withers,...

Origin

From Latin versabilis. Compare French versable. See versatile.

Forms

more versable most versable

Derived

versability