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Word: answerable (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
  • Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
  • Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.
  • Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

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