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resentable

resentable adjective: deserving resentment.

Adjective

resentable (comparative more resentable, superlative most resentable)

  1. Deserving resentment.
    • A privileged killing, on the other hand, is not seen as resentable and is never a case where revenge should be taken.1971, Behavioral science: Volume 16, University of Michigan
    • The team’s wealth, the team’s hubris, the team’s blustery ownership, the team’s corporate facade — these are all resentable qualities; I get it.2009 August 2, Bruce Weber, “Reflections of a Yankee Fan”, in New York Times

Forms of resentable

comparativemore resentable
superlativemost resentable

Origin of resentable

From resent + -able.

Questions about resentable

What does resentable mean?
Resentable means deserving resentment.
What part of speech is resentable?
Resentable is an adjective.

Words near resentable in the dictionary

  1. resensitize
  2. resensitized
  3. resensitizes
  4. resensitizing
  5. resent
  6. resentable
  7. resented
  8. resenteeism
  9. resentence
  10. resentenced
  11. resentences

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