resistible

[ ri-zis-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that can be resisted.

Other Words From

• re·sisti·bili·ty re·sisti·ble·ness noun
• re·sisti·bly adverb
• inter·re·sisti·bili·ty noun
• nonre·sisti·bili·ty noun
• nonre·sisti·ble adjective
• unre·sisti·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resistible¹

First recorded in 1635–45; resist + -ible

Example Sentences

STONEA, England — It is the immovable object that keeps meeting up with a resistible force: a bridge in eastern England that trucks, campers and vans smash into with startling regularity.

From New York Times

The immovable object against the totally resistible force.

From The Guardian

On current form, it’s the resistible force against the immovable object.

From The Guardian

It was the resistible force against the movable object and, to make matters worse, either term could apply to both sides.

From The Guardian

Yet Brecht’s portrait of a resistible rise of a tyrant has proved irresistible to directors in recent years, as a new spirit of nationalism spreads through the Western world.

From New York Times