gettableadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡɛtəb(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈɡɛdəb(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈɡɛtəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s– gettable, 1700s–1800s getable; Scottish pre-1700 gettabill, pre-1700 gettible, pre-1700 1700s– gettable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: get v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < get v. + -able suffix.

Originally Scottish.

That can be got.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > obtained or acquired > able to be

procurablec1449

purveyable1542

gettable1553

extant1555

parable1563

acquirable1606

gainable1611

purchasable1611

obtainablea1617

acquisitive1629

haveable1639

producible1640

come-at-able?1685

derivablea1711

attainable1712

embraceable1841

graspable1868

securable1876

1553 in H. Rose & L. Shaw Geneal. Deduction Family Rose of Kilravock (1848) 219 Flesch and fyche of ane competent pris, sic as is gettable in the contreth.

1555 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 289 Gyf the same be..nocht gettabill in the sam forme as it ves.

a1605 A. Montgomerie Sonnets (1887) xlix Wald God if it wer gettible for geir!

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gaignable, gettable..to be got.

1677 F. Bampfield Seventh-day-sabbath 147 It is facile, it is obvious, it freely presents it self, it is soon learnt, it is easily gettable, quickly attained.

1769 H. Walpole Corr. (1837) II. 432 I..shall employ a little collector to get me all [prints] that are getable.

1796 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 184 I wish that little cottage by the roadside were gettable.

1868 F. J. Furnivall in Babees Bk. (2002) Forewords p. lxxiv Getting all that was gettable out of them.

1871 Echo 21 June Sufficient economically gettable coal exists in Great Britain and Ireland to last from 800 to 1,000 years.

1958 G. M. Sykes Society of Captives v. 96 The fag..employs the many guiles for which females are noted, like playing ‘stay away closer’ or ‘hard to get but gettable’.

2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Jan. a29/5 The jokes are not entirely gettable, but readers keep trying to get at the heart of them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gettable
释义	gettableadj. Brit. /ˈɡɛtəb(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈɡɛdəb(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈɡɛtəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s– gettable, 1700s–1800s getable; Scottish pre-1700 gettabill, pre-1700 gettible, pre-1700 1700s– gettable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: get v., -able suffix. Etymology: < get v. + -able suffix. Originally Scottish. That can be got. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > obtained or acquired > able to be procurablec1449 purveyable1542 gettable1553 extant1555 parable1563 acquirable1606 gainable1611 purchasable1611 obtainablea1617 acquisitive1629 haveable1639 producible1640 come-at-able?1685 derivablea1711 attainable1712 embraceable1841 graspable1868 securable1876 1553 in H. Rose & L. Shaw Geneal. Deduction Family Rose of Kilravock (1848) 219 Flesch and fyche of ane competent pris, sic as is gettable in the contreth. 1555 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 289 Gyf the same be..nocht gettabill in the sam forme as it ves. a1605 A. Montgomerie Sonnets (1887) xlix Wald God if it wer gettible for geir! 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gaignable, gettable..to be got. 1677 F. Bampfield Seventh-day-sabbath 147 It is facile, it is obvious, it freely presents it self, it is soon learnt, it is easily gettable, quickly attained. 1769 H. Walpole Corr. (1837) II. 432 I..shall employ a little collector to get me all [prints] that are getable. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 184 I wish that little cottage by the roadside were gettable. 1868 F. J. Furnivall in Babees Bk. (2002) Forewords p. lxxiv Getting all that was gettable out of them. 1871 Echo 21 June Sufficient economically gettable coal exists in Great Britain and Ireland to last from 800 to 1,000 years. 1958 G. M. Sykes Society of Captives v. 96 The fag..employs the many guiles for which females are noted, like playing ‘stay away closer’ or ‘hard to get but gettable’. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Jan. a29/5 The jokes are not entirely gettable, but readers keep trying to get at the heart of them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1553
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