flatterable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

flatter +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

flatterable (comparative more flatterable, superlative most flatterable)

  1. Susceptible to flattery.
    Antonym: unflatterable
    • a. 1734, Roger North, The Life of the Right Honourable Francis North:
      And, besides, he was the most flatterable creature that ever was known; for there was a method of resignation to him, and treating him with little meals, and private, with his pipe, at ease, which certainly captivated him.
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