Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being reformed; inclined to reform.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being reformed.
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- adjective That can be
reformed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective susceptible to improvement or reform
Etymologies
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Examples
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The disagreement is the comparative institutional question of whether that failure is "reformable" or requires a regime change.
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The disagreement is the comparative institutional question of whether that failure is "reformable" or requires a regime change.
The Gold Standard, the Great Depression, and Some Current Monetary Worries - The Austrian Economists 2007
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In others words I don't think the present process is "reformable" by any simple exchange of personnel.
Molly'sBlog 2009
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But these are not normal times, and the Gallic political psyche has left the rest of the West puzzled not only as to why so much fuss over two measly working years, but whether France is reformable, and hence governable, at all.
Dissecting French Schizophrenia Rachel Marsden 2010
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In the legislature, Dart spearheaded the effort to reform the then un-reformable Illinois Department of Children Family Services.
David Ormsby: As Potential Chicago Mayoral Candidates Surge, Sheriff Tom Dart Rises to the Top 2010
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In the legislature, Dart spearheaded the effort to reform the then un-reformable Illinois Department of Children Family Services.
David Ormsby: As Potential Chicago Mayoral Candidates Surge, Sheriff Tom Dart Rises to the Top 2010
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Mr. Spitzer, like so many before him, thought that Albany must be reformable, if Wall Street could be reformed.
The Reconstruction of Eliot Spitzer: Notes From a Boomlet 2009
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As long as we have hypocrites making decisions based on self or national interest the financial sector will be un-reformable.
Cheeseburger Gothic » Jeez, if you’re gonna steal an election try not to be so obvious about it. 2009
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Mr. Spitzer, like so many before him, thought that Albany must be reformable, if Wall Street could be reformed.
The Reconstruction of Eliot Spitzer: Notes From a Boomlet 2009
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If there is a coming battle over "benchmarks," Democrats should focus attention on whether the U. S.-supported Baghdad regime is capable of progress on ending sectarian killings, torture, mass detentions and ethnic cleansing, or whether it an un-reformable American-assisted sectarian police state.
Tom Hayden: An Open Letter to Democrats: The Next Step is No Taxes for Torture 2008
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