"clubbable" meaning in All languages combined

See clubbable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more clubbable [comparative], most clubbable [superlative]
Etymology: From club + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|club|able}} club + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} clubbable (comparative more clubbable, superlative most clubbable)
  1. (British) Sociable. Tags: British Derived forms: clubbableness

Alternative forms

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