fightable

English

Etymology

From fight +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪtəbəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪtəbəl

Adjective

fightable (comparative more fightable, superlative most fightable)

1. Able to be fought.
   • 1920, Rose Macaulay, Potterism‎^[1]:

     If the Pinkerton press were all, it would be fightable.

2. (military) Capable in combat.
   • 1980, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year:

     The challenge by Congress was to field an affordable, fightable tank on a compressed schedule within a specified design-to-unit-cost threshold.

Related terms

• fightability