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.

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