flappable
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8.8
- adjective
- /ˈflæpəbl/
- For the record, I'm a 22-year-old, not easily flappable man, and this had my heart pounding like when we used to scare the crap out of each other as kids.
Examples
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Even under pressure, he rarely becomes flappable, keeping calm when things go wrong.
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With flappable ears, these often fur-lined hats keep heads cozy.
Blog text (31) -
Don Dog looks a bit Lou Costello-like to me, but he's less flappable, more cool and collected, while the gangling cat is a panic-stricken specimen of the sub-genus scaredy.
Blog text (14) -
She tends to get flappable when there are too many people around her.
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The flappable manager struggled to maintain composure during the chaotic meeting.
Synonyms
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5.0
Nervous and tense so you cannot relax
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4.3
Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds
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7.2
Being very nervous and easily upset
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4.8
Unable to stay still because you feel nervous
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6.6
Feeling worried and unable to relax
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8.7
Moving quickly and lightly because it is nervous or easily startled
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6.2
To become easily excited and react strongly to small things
Antonyms
How Nervous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flappable comes from the verb flap, meaning 'to move wings or arms quickly', plus the ending -able meaning 'can be'. Think of a small bird suddenly flapping when it is scared; a flappable person reacts in the same quick, nervous way, so flappable means easily upset or made nervous.