abridgeable
v. C1 Advanced abridge·able
v. able to be shortened or made shorter. You use this to describe a book, a story, or a law that can be reduced in length without losing its main meaning.
v. capable of being shortened or condensed while retaining the essential meaning or content. Often used in legal or literary contexts to describe texts that can be summarized.
The long novel is abridgeable into a short version.
The legal team confirmed that the contract was abridgeable, allowing them to remove the unnecessary clauses before signing.
While the original manuscript is too lengthy for a single volume, the author believes the narrative is abridgeable without sacrificing the intricate character development that defines the series.