Pinchability

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being pinchable. uncountable

    "“I wouldn’t have said you were the pinchable type, Jackie. You models are too greyhoundish to nip well. Betty, now . . .” / “For God’s sake,” said the inspector irritably, “must we have a discussion of relative pinchability just now? Miss Callender . . . ?”"

Example

More examples

"“I wouldn’t have said you were the pinchable type, Jackie. You models are too greyhoundish to nip well. Betty, now . . .” / “For God’s sake,” said the inspector irritably, “must we have a discussion of relative pinchability just now? Miss Callender . . . ?”"

Etymology

From pinch + -ability.

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