accusable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accūsābilis (“accusable”), corresponding to accuse +‎ -able; compare French accusable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkjuːzəbl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

accusable (comparative more accusable, superlative most accusable)

1. Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable

   If you publish that article, you are accusable of libel.

Derived terms

• accusably
• unaccusable

 

Translations

liable to be accused

• Latin: accusabilis
• Portuguese: acusável

Anagrams

• subcaecal

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

accusable (plural accusables)

1. accusable

Further reading

• “accusable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.