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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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Etymology

Origin of clubbable

First recorded in 1775–85; club + -able

Example Sentences

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Its top editors have tended to be tweedy, clubbable figures who slip between academia and the upper reaches of journalism.

From New York Times May 26, 2018

I was obviously more clubbable than I had imagined.

From Washington Post Feb. 20, 2018

But those that know the Russian billionaire describe him as a clubbable sort, whose interest in Chelsea, and the game in general, is passionate and unwavering.

From The Guardian Dec. 16, 2015

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

He fulfils Johnson's test of a good fellow: he is "a clubbable man."

From Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)

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