gelivable

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 給力／给力 (gěilì, “to give power; to be powerful, awesome”) +‎ -able. Perhaps a back-formation from ungelivable (“uninteresting, unexciting”), which was modelled on unbelievable.

Adjective

gelivable (comparative more gelivable, superlative most gelivable)

1. (chiefly China, Internet slang) Awesome, incredible, amazing, extraordinary.
   • 2019, Changming Yuan, “Trade Deficit: Chinese Exported into English”, in T. R. Mwanaka, editor, Nationalism: (mis)understanding Donald Trump's Capitalism, Racism, Global Politics, International Trade and Media Wars‎^[1], volume 2, →ISBN:

     Jack's bitcoin has risen by more than 1500 % this year. Wow, this digital gold is so gelivable!

Anagrams

• levigable