excusable

English

Etymology

From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

excusable (comparative more excusable, superlative most excusable)

1. Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.

   Synonyms: forgivable, pardonable, venial

2. (law, specifically) Describing an illegal act that was committed involuntarily, for example under false information or because of a faulty device. Distinguished from justifiable, describing an illegal act that was intentional but justified for other reasons.

Antonyms

• inexcusable

Derived terms

• excusableness
• excusably
• nonexcusable
• unexcusable

 

Translations

possible to excuse

• Bulgarian: извиним (bg) (izvinim), простим (bg) (prostim)
• Czech: omluvitelný (cs) m
• Manx: so-vaih
• Persian: معذور (fa) (ma'zur)
• Polish: wybaczalny (pl)
• Spanish: excusable

French

Etymology

From excuser +‎ -able.

Adjective

excusable (plural excusables)

1. excusable, pardonable

Further reading

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