"enhanceable" meaning in English

See enhanceable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From enhance + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|enhance|able}} enhance + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} enhanceable (not comparable)
  1. Able to be enhanced. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-enhanceable-en-adj-JnFNU7H5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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