versable

Definitions

Capable of being turned; flexible, changeable, or inconsistent.

Equivalents

Examples

“Hence they are naturally led to relinquish the firmness of an upright character, for that supple and versable turn⟳, which accommodates itself to the times, and assumes whatever appearance seems most convenient for interest⟳.”

“The classic statement by Judge⟳ Holmes, " [t]he law does not define⟳ fraud; it needs no definition; it is as old as falsehood and as versable as human ingenuity.”

“The goal of the prosecution will be to cast⟳ before the judge⟳ and jury a vision of the case as one reflecting the versable ingenuity of the human mind⟳ in loosing the larceny residing in us.”

“Different from his Scottish predecessor, the German novelist wanted to develop⟳ a "versable" hero/ine: socially typical, but also uniquely complex and receptive to change⟳; the kind of hero/ine that would foster ambiguity and polysemy, not stymie them.”

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