mutable
adjective
mu·ta·ble
ˈmyü-tə-bəl 
1
: prone to change : inconstant
mutable opinions
2
a
: capable of change or of being changed
mutable laws
b
: capable of or liable to mutation
mutable vowels
a mutable gene
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Examples of mutable in a Sentence
the government's mutable economic policies
a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues
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Architects and engineers can use it to tweak a structure or account for mutable wind currents and the probability of tremors.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
The relationship between them has always been as mutable as Venom itself, and Marcel has mastered the duo’s rare ability to reflect several dynamics at once: an ego and its id, a pair of fraternal twins, an old married couple, etc.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
Tyler, the Creator proved there’s nothing wrong with treating one’s art as a living, breathing, mutable thing that never needs to be set in stone or encased forever in wax, especially as the artist grows, changes, and improves as a human.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Gemini energy is mutable and fluid, always transcending and evolving.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
The relationship between them has always been as mutable as Venom itself, and Marcel has mastered the duo’s rare ability to reflect several dynamics at once: an ego and its id, a pair of fraternal twins, an old married couple, etc.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
Tyler, the Creator proved there’s nothing wrong with treating one’s art as a living, breathing, mutable thing that never needs to be set in stone or encased forever in wax, especially as the artist grows, changes, and improves as a human.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Gemini energy is mutable and fluid, always transcending and evolving.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for mutable
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“Mutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutable. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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mutable
adjective
mu·ta·ble
ˈmyüt-ə-bəl
1
: likely to change often : inconstant
2
a
: capable of change
b
: able or likely to mutate
Medical Definition
mutable
adjective
mu·ta·ble
ˈmyüt-ə-bəl
1
: capable of change or of being changed in form, quality, or nature
2
: capable of or liable to mutation
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