clubbable

American

[kluhb-uh-buhl] / ˈklʌb ə bəl /

Or clubable

adjective

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

clubbable British

/ ˈklʌbəbəl /

adjective

suitable to be a member of a club; sociable

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Other Word Forms

clubability noun
clubbability noun

Etymology

Origin of clubbable

First recorded in 1775–85; club + -able

Example Sentences

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The title is appropriate: this is history with the emphasis on story, clubbable rather than scholarly but not overly so.

From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2019

I was obviously more clubbable than I had imagined.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2018

Mr. Weaver, while respected by his peers, isn’t a clubbable Washingtonian.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2016

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

I was so uncomfortably conscious that Mr. Benyon did not look a clubbable kind of man that I faltered in my speech.

From Amusement Only by Marsh, Richard

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