clubbable

or club·a·ble

[ kluhb-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. fit to be a member of a social club; sociable.

clubbable

/ ˈklʌbəbəl /

adjective

1. suitable to be a member of a club; sociable

Derived Forms

• ˌclubbaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• clubba·bili·ty cluba·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clubbable¹

First recorded in 1775–85; club + -able

Example Sentences

Kumar was an MP more likely to be found in the Commons library than the Stranger's Bar and his failure to be clubbable probably counted against him when it came to securing promotion.

From BBC

Just as Trump bulldozes presidential norms, not least the one requiring him to attend the correspondents dinner, so Wolf bulldozed the norms of this hitherto clubbable gala.

From The Guardian

Over the course of four series, this blurring of reality has coloured how people respond to them in real life: seeing them as the clubbable Brydon and the prickly Coogan.

From The Guardian

Carole keeps Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” as her ringtone because she wants to appear classy, and repeats a morning mantra: “I am highly presentable, likable, clubbable, relatable, promotable and successful.”

From New York Times

The title is appropriate: this is history with the emphasis on story, clubbable rather than scholarly but not overly so.

From The Guardian