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clubbable

American  
[kluhb-uh-buhl] / ˈklʌb ə bəl /
Or clubable

adjective

  1. fit to be a member of a social club; sociable.


clubbable British  
/ ˈklʌbəbəl /

adjective

  1. suitable to be a member of a club; sociable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of clubbable

First recorded in 1775–85; club + -able

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I was obviously more clubbable than I had imagined.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2018

English was urbane, effervescent, clubbable; Dacre was not.

From The Guardian • May 14, 2017

He already has a growing band of champions, led by Ben Wallace, the MP for Wyre and Preston North; yet he is less clubbable than he seems.

From Economist • Apr. 23, 2015

His is a clubbable charisma, born of an attitude that saw him turn pro as much because he loved playing as any specific ambitions.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2015

With brilliancy enough to have won success if he had had patience to ensure it, he was not only a pleasant companion, a "clubbable man" in Johnson's phrase, but a friend to trust.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Huxley, Thomas Henry

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