reformabilityn.

Brit.

/rᵻˌfɔːməˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/rəˌfɔrməˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/riˌfɔrməˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reformable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < reformable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare earlier reformableness n. at reformable adj. Derivatives.

Capacity for being reformed.

ΚΠ

1790 C. Plowden Considerations on Fallibility of Holy See 84 The opposite doctrine of the fallibility of its [sc. the Holy See's] tribunal and the reformability of its oracle.

1855 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. London 18 360 The experience of many years in the Glasgow Reformatory Schools, proves the reformability of from 80 to 90 per cent. of juvenile delinquents.

1904 Daily Chron. 29 Nov. 6/1 The Council has made provision for all women sent from London courts, regardless of the question of reformability.

1990 Jrnl. Econ. Perspectives 4 iii. 133 People often learned the limits of reformability by..running against a stone wall of the limits to changes imposed by the undivided power of the Communist party.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reformability
释义	reformabilityn. Brit. /rᵻˌfɔːməˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /rəˌfɔrməˈbɪlᵻdi/, /riˌfɔrməˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reformable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < reformable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare earlier reformableness n. at reformable adj. Derivatives. Capacity for being reformed. ΚΠ 1790 C. Plowden Considerations on Fallibility of Holy See 84 The opposite doctrine of the fallibility of its [sc. the Holy See's] tribunal and the reformability of its oracle. 1855 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. London 18 360 The experience of many years in the Glasgow Reformatory Schools, proves the reformability of from 80 to 90 per cent. of juvenile delinquents. 1904 Daily Chron. 29 Nov. 6/1 The Council has made provision for all women sent from London courts, regardless of the question of reformability. 1990 Jrnl. Econ. Perspectives 4 iii. 133 People often learned the limits of reformability by..running against a stone wall of the limits to changes imposed by the undivided power of the Communist party. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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