"tailorable" meaning in English

See tailorable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more tailorable [comparative], most tailorable [superlative]
Etymology: tailor + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tailor|able}} tailor + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} tailorable (comparative more tailorable, superlative most tailorable)
  1. Capable of being made into clothing.
    Sense id: en-tailorable-en-adj-PXtknTJy
  2. Capable of being modified to a given purpose or function; customizable.
    Sense id: en-tailorable-en-adj-078JH1bp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 24 76

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