resignable

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English

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Etymology

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resign +‎ -able

Adjective

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resignable (comparative more resignable, superlative most resignable)

  1. Able to be resigned.
    • 2012, Bob Woodward, Shadow: Five Presidents And The Legacy Of Watergate:
      Perhaps for the first time the presidency was to be considered a resignable office.
  2. (chess) Completely lost.
    • 2015, Cyrus Lakdawala, 1…b6: Move by Move:
      The ending is resignable for White, down two pawns, with nothing to show for it.