trimmable

Able to cut

Trimmable describes something that can be trimmed—cut, reduced, or removed to achieve a desired shape or size.

A hedge is trimmable; so is a budget with unnecessary expenses.

Video editors work with trimmable clips, cutting footage to fit.

The fat on this steak is easily trimmable.

pruning

shears

Heavy-duty cutting blades

pruners · deadheading · shaping · topiary · hedges · shrubs · bonsai · espalier · branches · foliage

grooming

clippers

Handheld cutting implements

haircut · beard · mustache · sideburns · bangs · layers · crewcut · buzzcut · fade · undercut

adjustable

scalable

Able to increase capacity

changeable · adaptable · variable · reconfigurable · tailorable · reshapable · revisable · amendable · elastic · malleable

editing

manuscript

Original text before publication

  • footageRecorded video material
  • audioTransmitted sound content
  • videoRecorded moving imagery

script · draft · content · text · essay · article · budget · expenses · costs · fat

tidy

neat

Orderly, or undiluted

streamlined · sleek · polished · minimalistic · compact · shipshape · organized · efficient · lean · sparse

Opposites
capacity for cutting/reduction

trimmableuntrimmable

Cannot be cut back

uncuttable · non-adjustable · rigid · immutable · untrimmed

adjustability/modifiability

trimmablefixed

Restored or immovable

unadjustable · unalterable · unmodifiable · set · locked

current state of maintenance

trimmableuntrimmed

Not cut shorter

wild · unruly · overgrown · shaggy · unkempt

Family

trim, trimming, trimmed, trims, trimmer, trimmers, untrimmed, retrimming, retrim

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G