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Resistible

Resistible \Re*sist"i*ble\ (r?-z?st"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. r['e]sistible.] Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force.
--Sir M. Hale. -- Re*sist"i*ble*ness, n. -- Re*sist"i*bly, adv.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
resistible

1640s, from resist (v.) + -ible. Alternative resistable attested from c.1600.

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resistible

a. Able to be resisted.

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resistible

adj. capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated; "a resistible attack"; "such resistible temptations" [ant: irresistible]

Usage examples of "resistible".

It wasn't that Miles was so irresistible--she, for one, had always found him quite resistible, at least in the romantic sense, not that he'd ever exactly turned his attention on her--but he was certainly the most relentless human being she'd ever met.