adjustable

adj, noun — 4 senses

adjustable

adj

/əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/

Etymology From adjust + -able.

1

Capable of being adjusted.

2

Usually Designed to be adjusted without difficulty.

Another feature new to British Railways is the provision of two-position adjustable seats in the first class compartments. In this design, the seat squab can be pulled out some six inches, the seat back being attached to the seat to give a less upright sitting position.1957 August 23, “New Multiple-Unit Stock for Hastings and Watford Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 532:

Derived terms: adjustable bend, adjustable hitch, adjustable loop, adjustable pliers, adjustable spanner, adjustable wrench, adjustably, nonadjustable, readjustable, semiadjustable, unadjustable

adjustable

noun

Etymology From adjust + -able.

1

Anything that can be adjusted.

2

Abbreviation, Ellipsis, Often Ellipsis of adjustable spanner.

"He came in. He had a gun. He was crazy. You can see he was crazy; look what he did to Ricky. He thought Ricky was me. He wanted to steal my adjustables. Look." Sonny smiled and tilted the steel case so Henry could look at the jumble of rusty ironmongery inside.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:

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