resistible

American  

[ri-zis-tuh-buhl] / rɪˈzɪs tə bəl /

adjective

1. that can be resisted.

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Other Word Forms

• interresistibility noun
• nonresistibility noun
• nonresistible adjective
• resistibility noun
• resistibleness noun
• resistibly adverb
• unresistible adjective

Etymology

Origin of resistible

First recorded in 1635–45; resist + -ible

Example Sentences

Unfortunately, the resulting film, Joker: Folie à Deux, was something audiences found entirely resistible.

From BBC

STONEA, England — It is the immovable object that keeps meeting up with a resistible force: a bridge in eastern England that trucks, campers and vans smash into with startling regularity.

From New York Times

The immovable object against the totally resistible force.

From The Guardian

On current form, it’s the resistible force against the immovable object.

From The Guardian

It was the resistible force against the movable object and, to make matters worse, either term could apply to both sides.

From The Guardian