Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being corrected; that may be corrected or counteracted.
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- adjective Able to be
corrected
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being corrected by additions
- adjective capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sin, you will recall, in the Greek (Hamartia) is defined as a correctable mistake, as missing the mark, not as evil.
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Even if there is something wrong that "correctable", it does not make it right to cheat.
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At the same time it would make our treasured sport of football so much more credible while alleviating some of the pain millions of football fans have to suffer as a result of unfair, "correctable", injustices.
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"Neither error is reviewable or correctable under NCAA playing rules."
Red Storm Survives a Blunder-Filled Battle Sophia Hollander 2011
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"Both conditions are disruptive and debilitating," he says, "but both have a feel to me of something that's correctable."
Lighting Up Our Mental Ills Holly Finn 2011
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The best kinds of stories come when a scout identifies a correctable flaw, something that they can see in person that doesn't show up in the stats, or in the video snippets.
How the Yankees Play the Market Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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This hybrid model allows persons with non-correctable risk factors to get affordable coverage while providing an economic incentive to persons with correctable risk factors.
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Those are correctable errors, so even though the Redskins lost, I left this game knowing they have a legit team.
Redskins vs. Colts checklist: a mixed bag LaVar Arrington 2010
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Neither error is reviewable or correctable under NCAA playing rules.
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Irving Picard But he said the flaws were largely "correctable," and gave Mr. Picard 45 days to amend his lawsuit.
Judge Dismisses Some Madoff Claims Michael Rothfeld 2011
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