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gettable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɛtəbl/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɛtəbl/ (UK)
  • /ˈɡɛdəbəl/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɛtəbəl/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɛdəbl/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɛtəbəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From get + -able.

Meanings

  1. Able to be gotten.
    • 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. 2025, Amy Howe, in: Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 5 (complete) (live blog transcript), SCOTUSblog, 2025-03-05
  2. Able to be understood.
    • I don't get that joke. I don't even know if it's gettable.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gettabill alternative lexicographic
most gettable Degree=Sup lexicographic
gettible alternative lexicographic
more gettable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
getable alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

unobtainable · ungettable

Synonyms

acquirable · obtainable