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draftable

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[draft-uh-buhl, drahft-] / ˈdræft ə bəl, ˈdrɑft- /

adjective

  1. eligible for military conscription; suitable to be selected or required for military service.

  2. able to be prepared in an initial form or as a draft, often for later refinement; writable.


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“The information we had, he would have been a really draftable guy and had an opportunity to make a team this year.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

That weekend, Prescott was little more than a consolation prize, and there were even members of the Cowboys’ front office who didn’t even view Prescott as a draftable player then.

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2021

Washington put a draftable grade on Patterson — one good enough to be selected, Rivera said — and when the 21-year-old ultimately went undrafted, the team made Patterson a priority.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2021

“You’ll see a lot of guys next year with draftable grades,” Oliver said.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2021

Thus it may happen that, by reason of bodily or mental infirmity, a father, with a family of helpless children, may be totally dependent upon the exertions of the mother and a draftable son.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 by Various

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