blackmailableadj.

Brit.

/ˈblakmeɪləbl/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌmeɪləb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blackmail v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < blackmail v. + -able suffix.

Of a person: worth blackmailing; susceptible to blackmail. Of behaviour, information, etc.: suitable for being used as a basis for blackmail; damaging or incriminating.

ΚΠ

1904 B. E. Stevenson Marathon Myst. IV. iii. 234 Suppose that the message told him that she was blackmailable—in other words, that she had married a rich man.

1936 W. Macartney Walls have Mouths iii. 71 I quite agree with you that some respectable people's secrets are blackmailable.

1982 Times 24 July 7/4 While it may be argued that any concealed illegal activity is blackmailable, it does not follow that because an activity is legal it is not blackmailable.

2006 L. A. Gilman Bring it On (2009) 145 If he weren't so easily blackmailable in return, based on even the little she could prove he'd done over the years, she'd be worried.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blackmailable
释义	blackmailableadj. Brit. /ˈblakmeɪləbl/, U.S. /ˈblækˌmeɪləb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blackmail v., -able suffix. Etymology: < blackmail v. + -able suffix. Of a person: worth blackmailing; susceptible to blackmail. Of behaviour, information, etc.: suitable for being used as a basis for blackmail; damaging or incriminating. ΚΠ 1904 B. E. Stevenson Marathon Myst. IV. iii. 234 Suppose that the message told him that she was blackmailable—in other words, that she had married a rich man. 1936 W. Macartney Walls have Mouths iii. 71 I quite agree with you that some respectable people's secrets are blackmailable. 1982 Times 24 July 7/4 While it may be argued that any concealed illegal activity is blackmailable, it does not follow that because an activity is legal it is not blackmailable. 2006 L. A. Gilman Bring it On (2009) 145 If he weren't so easily blackmailable in return, based on even the little she could prove he'd done over the years, she'd be worried. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1904
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