Gettable

//ˈɡɛdəbəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being obtained wordnet

Synonyms

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obtainableaccessibleapproachableattainableavailableavailable

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"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."

Etymology

From get + -able.

Related phrases

able to

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