Resistible
(adjective)
- Capable of being opposed or withstood.
- Able to be resisted or overcome.
Origin:
The word resistible is formed by the prefix "resist" which means to withstand or oppose and the suffix "ible" which means capable of being or able to be.
Examples:
- The temptation to eat the cake was resistible.
- His arguments were resistible.
- The urge to sleep was resistible.
- The desire for a cigarette was resistible.
- The pressure to conform was resistible.