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clubbable

clubbable

1 8.4
Friendly and enjoying spending time with people in a club
  • adjective
  • /ˈklʌbəbəl/
  • UK
: sociable
  • People often describe him as clubbable because he loves meeting new friends at gatherings.

Examples

  • No one is likely to accuse Baron of being clubbable, a talent Winship held in spades.

    Blog text (5)
  • Bremer took these presidential remarks—clubbable, insouciant, and vague—as indicating that the IIA was no longer set policy, but instead one option that he could follow once he got to Iraq, based upon his personal reading of the situation.

    Academic text (2013)
  • She has a clubbable charm that makes everyone enjoy her company.

  • In our community, those who are clubbable tend to make the best connections at social events.

Synonyms

clubable
vsclubbable
  • US
8.9

Friendly and happy to spend time with others in clubs

is the same meaning but written with a doubled consonant

How Sociable

gregarious
12 7.0
outgoing
40 3.0
clubbable
  • UK
1 8.4
sociable
20 1.6
friendly
763 1.0

Surface Forms

clubbable positive
clubbabler comparative
clubbablest superlative

Morphology

clubbable = club (transparent) = club + able

Meaning is directly derived from 'club' + the adjectival suffix '-able' (suitable for or inclined toward clubs); orthographic doubling of 'b' is a spelling convention.

Etymology

Clubbable comes from club and the ending -able, so it literally means 'able to be in a club'. So a clubbable person is friendly and fits well into social groups or clubs.