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[syn: excusable, forgivable, venial]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Excusable \Ex*cus"a*ble\a. [L. excusabilis: cf. F. excusable.
See Excuse.]
That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of
blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an excusable
action. -- Ex*cus"a*ble*ness, n. -- Ex*cus"a*bly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
The excusableness of my dissatisfaction. --Boyle.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
excusable
adj 1: capable of being overlooked [ant: inexcusable]
2: easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" [syn:
excusable, forgivable, venial]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "excusable":
admissible, allowable, condonable, defensible, dispensable,
exemptible, expiable, forgivable, inoffensive, justifiable,
legitimate, pardonable, reasonable, remissible, tenable,
unobjectionable, venial, vindicable, warrantable