improvable
Capable of enhancement
Improvable describes something capable of being made better.
Land is improvable through cultivation or development.
A skill is improvable through practice.
The word appears most often in contexts where potential for enhancement matters: The property is improvable but currently neglected.
Some things are improvable in theory but not in practice.
Capable of minor adjustment
- adjustableAble to be changed
- editableCapable of modification
- revisableCapable of being changed
- correctableAble to be fixed
amendable · modifiable · alterable · polishable · perfectible · optimizable · tunable · customizable
Present but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- nascentBeginning to develop
- rawIn original state
- malleableCapable of being shaped
plastic · educable · learnable · trainable · coachable · developable · expandable · untapped
Able to be taught
- practicableCapable of being done
- drillableAble to be pierced
- coachableReceptive to instruction
- learnableAble to be mastered
masterable · teachable · technique · competence · proficiency · aptitude · ability · craft
Developing slowly over time
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- iterativeInvolving repeated cycles
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
continuous · steady · phased · sequential · measurable · trackable · quantifiable · benchmarked
Made of separable units
- scalableAble to increase capacity
- expandableAble to be enlarged
- retrofittableAble to be modified later
- patchableAble to be fixed
updateable · adaptable · convertible · extensible · firmware · hardware · software · compatibility
tweakable
Capable of minor adjustment
- adjustableAble to be changed
- editableCapable of modification
- revisableCapable of being changed
correctable · amendable · modifiable · alterable · polishable · perfectible · optimizable · tunable · customizable · reworkable
latent
Present but inactive
malleable · plastic · educable · learnable · trainable · coachable · developable · expandable · untapped · unrealized
trainable
Able to be taught
- practicableCapable of being done
- drillableAble to be pierced
- coachableReceptive to instruction
learnable · masterable · teachable · technique · competence · proficiency · aptitude · ability · craft · expertise
gradual
Developing slowly over time
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- iterativeInvolving repeated cycles
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
cumulative · continuous · steady · phased · sequential · measurable · trackable · quantifiable · benchmarked · milestone
modular
Made of separable units
- scalableAble to increase capacity
- expandableAble to be enlarged
- retrofittableAble to be modified later
patchable · updateable · adaptable · convertible · extensible · firmware · hardware · software · compatibility · add-on
improvableunimprovable
Incapable of betterment
incorrigible · irredeemable · incurable · hopeless · irreparable
improvableperfect
Without any flaw
flawless · ideal · optimal · impeccable · consummate