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adjective
Date: 15th century
admitting of being pardoned ; excusable <pardonable offenses> • pardonableness noun • pardonably adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Pardonable — Par don*a*ble, a. [Cf. F. pardonnable.] Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; applied to the offense or to the offender; as, a pardonable fault, or culprit. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pardonable — I adjective admissible, allowable, blameless, condonable, defensible, excusabilis, excusable, expiable, faultless, forgivable, guiltless, innocent, inoffensive, justifiable, justified, passable, permitted, slight, unblamable, unculpable,… … Law dictionary
pardonable — *venial … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pardonable — par|don|a|ble [ˈpa:dənəbəl US ˈpa:r ] adj formal pardonable mistakes are not very bad and can be forgiven = ↑forgivable ▪ He had made the pardonable mistake of trusting the wrong person. >pardonably adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
pardonable — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)dənəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED You describe someone s action or attitude as pardonable if you think it is wrong but you understand why they did that action or have that attitude. I have , he remarked with pardonable pride, done what I set… … English dictionary
pardonable — par|don|a|ble [ pardnəbl ] adjective something that is pardonable can be forgiven ╾ par|don|a|bly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pardonable — adjective formal pardonable behaviour or mistakes are not very bad and can be forgiven; excusable pardonably adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pardonable — adjective a pardonable offense Syn: excusable, forgivable, condonable, understandable, minor, venial, slight Ant: inexcusable … Thesaurus of popular words
pardonable — UK [ˈpɑː(r)d(ə)nəb(ə)l] / US [ˈpɑrd(ə)nəb(ə)l] adjective something that is pardonable can be forgiven Derived word: pardonably adverb … English dictionary
pardonable — pardon ► NOUN 1) the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offence. 2) a remission of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction. 3) Christian Church, historical an indulgence. ► VERB 1) forgive or excuse (a person, error … English terms dictionary
