clubbable

adjective

club·​ba·​ble ˈklə-bə-bəl How to pronounce clubbable (audio)
variants or less commonly clubable
clubbability noun

Examples of clubbable in a Sentence

a frequenter of coffeehouses, Samuel Johnson has been called the most clubbable man in English literature
Recent Examples on the Web Its top editors have tended to be tweedy, clubbable figures who slip between academia and the upper reaches of journalism. New York Times, 26 May 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of clubbable was in 1783

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“Clubbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubbable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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