adjective
1. capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic
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alterable clothing
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alterable conditions of employment
• Ant: ↑unalterable
• Derivationally related forms: ↑alter, ↑alterability
2. (of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe
• Similar to: ↑commutable
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
Useful english dictionary. 2012.