resistableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈzɪstəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈzɪstəb(ə)l/,

/riˈzɪstəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < resist v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French (rare) resistable resistant (1426), that may be resisted (a1440). Compare earlier unresistable adj. Compare also later resistible adj., which is now the preferred spelling.

1. That may be resisted; easy to resist; = resistible adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > resisting > resisted > able to be

resistable?1560

resistible1617

supportable1711

?1560 T. Norton Orations of Arsanes sig. D.ij ^v Their aduersaries power was great and not resistable.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 14 The serpents of Europe, are..more resistable for their weakenes and strength.

1630 Pathomachia v. i. 40 When vaine Man is angry with the Diuine Essence, he doth first Idolize to himselfe a feeble, and resistable Deitie.

1689 Thoughts Gentlemen's Undertaking at York 16 The Chimney-man that is Irresistable in his Office, is Resistable if he gather the Corn in the Town-fields.

1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 71 Henry thought Charles's power..scarce resistable by the rest of Europe.

a1798 J. CLarke Sermons (1799) xiii. 158 He so conducts, as to convince others that temptation is resistable.

1837 Mrs. Chadwick Novels of Nature 256 Mr. Peter Simmons..who, determining to let you see he was not so resistable in all eyes as in yours, last Thursday led to the hymeneal altar his mother's pretty dairy maid!

1854 London Q. Rev. (U.S.) Oct. 276/1 The temptation to put him in a farce was no longer resistable.

1955 Mansfield (Ohio) News Jrnl. 17 Nov. In this way comedians eventually become quite resistable.

1989 J. Fiske Understanding Pop. Culture 192 A pessimistic reductionism that..conceives of power as totalitarian and resistable only by direct radical or revolutionary action.

2. Capable of resisting something; resistant. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > resisting > able to resist

abstable1532

resistable1606

1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable ii. 93 To moue bodies contrarie to nature violently, and swiftly; to make powerfull any weake thing..or to penetrate any thing resistable.

1670 J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales Introd. I speak of Fire, I might also Discourse of the strange nature of Bone-Ashes,..so resistable of that Element.

1732 G. Smith Institutiones Chirurgicæ i. iv. 56 Strong Persons, whose Skin is denser, and more compact, the constituent Fibres harder, and more resistable.

?1780 J. Savigny Treat. Use & Mangem. Razor i. 7 An Edge made thereof, must be more resistable and lasting, than that of common Steel.

1866 G. Mills Beggar's Benison I. 190 My hair was uncommonly tough, and resistable to the heat.

1923 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 6 Sept. 5/2 The superior tempering makes the steel tough and resistable to the hardest dry limbs.

Derivatives

† resistableness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > ability to be resisted

resistibility1619

resistability1622

resistableness1784

resistibleness1820

1784 J. Brown Compend. Hist. Brit. Churches I. 170 The universality, efficacy, or resistableness of God's grace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	resistable
释义	resistableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈzɪstəbl/, U.S. /rəˈzɪstəb(ə)l/, /riˈzɪstəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: resist v., -able suffix. Etymology: < resist v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French (rare) resistable resistant (1426), that may be resisted (a1440). Compare earlier unresistable adj. Compare also later resistible adj., which is now the preferred spelling. 1. That may be resisted; easy to resist; = resistible adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > resisting > resisted > able to be resistable?1560 resistible1617 supportable1711 ?1560 T. Norton Orations of Arsanes sig. D.ij ^v Their aduersaries power was great and not resistable. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 14 The serpents of Europe, are..more resistable for their weakenes and strength. 1630 Pathomachia v. i. 40 When vaine Man is angry with the Diuine Essence, he doth first Idolize to himselfe a feeble, and resistable Deitie. 1689 Thoughts Gentlemen's Undertaking at York 16 The Chimney-man that is Irresistable in his Office, is Resistable if he gather the Corn in the Town-fields. 1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 71 Henry thought Charles's power..scarce resistable by the rest of Europe. a1798 J. CLarke Sermons (1799) xiii. 158 He so conducts, as to convince others that temptation is resistable. 1837 Mrs. Chadwick Novels of Nature 256 Mr. Peter Simmons..who, determining to let you see he was not so resistable in all eyes as in yours, last Thursday led to the hymeneal altar his mother's pretty dairy maid! 1854 London Q. Rev. (U.S.) Oct. 276/1 The temptation to put him in a farce was no longer resistable. 1955 Mansfield (Ohio) News Jrnl. 17 Nov. In this way comedians eventually become quite resistable. 1989 J. Fiske Understanding Pop. Culture 192 A pessimistic reductionism that..conceives of power as totalitarian and resistable only by direct radical or revolutionary action. 2. Capable of resisting something; resistant. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > resisting > able to resist abstable1532 resistable1606 1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable ii. 93 To moue bodies contrarie to nature violently, and swiftly; to make powerfull any weake thing..or to penetrate any thing resistable. 1670 J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales Introd. I speak of Fire, I might also Discourse of the strange nature of Bone-Ashes,..so resistable of that Element. 1732 G. Smith Institutiones Chirurgicæ i. iv. 56 Strong Persons, whose Skin is denser, and more compact, the constituent Fibres harder, and more resistable. ?1780 J. Savigny Treat. Use & Mangem. Razor i. 7 An Edge made thereof, must be more resistable and lasting, than that of common Steel. 1866 G. Mills Beggar's Benison I. 190 My hair was uncommonly tough, and resistable to the heat. 1923 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 6 Sept. 5/2 The superior tempering makes the steel tough and resistable to the hardest dry limbs. Derivatives † resistableness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > ability to be resisted resistibility1619 resistability1622 resistableness1784 resistibleness1820 1784 J. Brown Compend. Hist. Brit. Churches I. 170 The universality, efficacy, or resistableness of God's grace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1560
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