imperfectible

[ im-per-fek-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that cannot be perfected.

Other Words From

• imper·fecti·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of imperfectible¹

First recorded in 1865–70; im- ² + perfectible

Example Sentences

If you begin collecting living things, you are pursuing something imperfectible, and even if you manage to find them and then possess them, there is no guarantee they won’t die or change.

From The New Yorker