resistible

[ ri-zis-tuh-buhl ]

/ rɪˈzɪs tə bəl /

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adjective

that can be resisted.

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Origin of resistible

First recorded in 1635–45; resist + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM resistible

re·sist·i·bil·i·ty, re·sist·i·ble·ness, nounre·sist·i·bly, adverbin·ter·re·sist·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·re·sist·i·bil·i·ty, noun

non·re·sist·i·ble, adjectiveun·re·sist·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby resistible

resistance transfer factor, resistance welding, resistant, resistate, Resistencia, resistible, resistive, resistivity, resistless, resistor, resist printing

How to use resistible in a sentence

The hindsight of history will make even W's memoir less resistible.
Bush Memoir Will Be a Hit|Ronald Goldfarb|November 11, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Had he calculated in his own subtle brain that temptations are least resistible when they are most tangible?
Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles James Lever
The latter is chiefly used for furniture, as it is the most resistible wood of the West.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27|Various
As to your Life Force, which you think irresistible, it is the most resistible thing in the world for a person of any character.
Man And Superman|George Bernard Shaw

But this formidable assailant is less resistible when he attacks the probability of the action and the reasonableness of the plan.
Lives of the Poets: Addison, Savage, and Swift|Samuel Johnson
Then a day came when the desire to be off was no longer resistible.
The Seeker|Harry Leon Wilson