resistible

[ri-zis-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. that can be resisted.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of resistible¹

First recorded in 1635–45; resist + -ible

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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The immovable object against the totally resistible force.

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

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

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