Kickable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable or deserving of being kicked.

    "The home side were showing adventure, running from deep in their own half and booting a kickable penalty to touch."

  2. 2
    Incurring kicking.

    "Insolence of office is pre-eminently kickable. Who ever went into a public office, and was treated, as he is very apt to be, with the most offensive hauteur by some saucy, well-paid official, without feeling the desire to kick him rising strong within him? […] Petty tyranny is also eminently kickable."

Example

More examples

"The home side were showing adventure, running from deep in their own half and booting a kickable penalty to touch."

Etymology

From kick + -able.

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