gettable

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete): getable, gettabill, gettible

Etymology

From get +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛtəbəl/, /ˈɡɛtəbl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛdəbəl/, /ˈɡɛdəbl/, /ˈɡɛtəbəl/, /ˈɡɛtəbl/
• Rhymes: -ɛtəbəl

Adjective

gettable (comparative more gettable, superlative most gettable)

1. (originally Scotland) Able to be gotten.
   • 2025, Amy Howe, in: Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 5 (complete) (live blog transcript), SCOTUSblog, 2025-03-05

     I think that of the court's conservative justices, [Amy Coney Barrett] is (as the order today [in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition] suggests and yesterday's decision [in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA]) one of the justices that may be more "gettable" to join the court's liberal justices.

Synonyms

• See obtainable

Antonyms

• ungettable; see also unobtainable

Translations

obtainable — see obtainable

References

• “gettable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• begettal