clubbable
clubbable adjective: sociable.
Adjective
clubbable (comparative more clubbable, superlative most clubbable)
- Sociable.
- Would not Jack Johnson be cut nowadays by even the rowdiest of Stock Exchange young men, and be voted a cad by every clubbable man above the class of ’ARRY? For in this quality of “clubbable,” and the value now put upon it, lies the whole secret of change in our fast men, mashers, and men about...1886, Punch, volume 91, page 249
- Bond ordered an Americano and examined the sprinkling of over-dressed customers, mostly from Paris he guessed, who sat talking with focus and vivacity, creating that theatrically clubbable atmosphere of l'heure de l'apéritif.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Girl From Headquarters”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 37
- Antonyms:
- unclubbable
clubbable meaning in Tamil
clubbable in Tamil
- பழகுந்தன்மையுள்ள, சமூகப்பாங்குடைய
Examples of clubbable in a sentence
- Would not Jack Johnson be cut nowadays by even the rowdiest of Stock Exchange young men, and be voted a cad by every clubbable man above the class of ’ARRY?1886, Punch, volume 91, page 249:
- Those who have never opened Hawkins’ Life know Johnson was a ‘clubbable’ man and that Hawkins was an ‘unclubbable’ man: such is the influence of Boswell's Life– and its editors.2012, J. Clark, H. Erskine-Hill, The Interpretation of Samuel Johnson, Springer, →ISBN:
- It's usually only men who are described as ‘clubbable’, and before I knew what that actually meant I agreed with it.2017, Jenny Landreth, Swell: A Waterbiography, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 84:
- In Burns's time, there were some well-known ‘clubbable men’: Smellie, Erskine and Parker were all boon companions.2019, Clark McGinn, The Burns Supper: A Comprehensive History, Luath Press Ltd, →ISBN, page 1480:
Antonyms of clubbable
Forms of clubbable
| comparative | more clubbable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most clubbable |
Origin of clubbable
From club + -able.
Words formed from clubbable
Questions about clubbable
- What does clubbable mean?
- Clubbable means sociable.
- What is clubbable in Tamil?
- Clubbable in Tamil is பழகுந்தன்மையுள்ள, சமூகப்பாங்குடைய. See Clubbable meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use clubbable in a sentence?
- Would not Jack Johnson be cut nowadays by even the rowdiest of Stock Exchange young men, and be voted a cad by every clubbable man above the class of ’ARRY?
- What part of speech is clubbable?
- Clubbable is an adjective.
Words near clubbable in the dictionary
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