apologizable

English

Etymology

From apologize +‎ -able.

Adjective

apologizable (comparative more apologizable, superlative most apologizable)

1. (rare) Capable of being apologized for.
   • 1993, Nicholas Tavuchis, Mea Culpa: A Sociology of Apology and Reconciliation, page 25:

     The event leading to the apology did not become critical in this respect until the offender (in this case) defined it as an apologizable offense and not as something else, for example, an occasion for terminating the friendship […]