chargeable
AdjectiveUS[chahr-juh-buhl]/ˈtʃɑrdʒəbəl/3 syllables
Synonyms:
indictable
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- liable to be accused, or cause for such liability“the suspect was chargeable”“an indictable offense”Synonyms: indictableOpposite clean-handedSimilar guilty
- capable of being chargedOpposite incapableSimilar capable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Charge′a·ble adjective
1. That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man.
2. Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable with murder.
3. Serving to create expense; costly; burdensome.
That we might not be chargeable to any of you.— 2. Thess. iii. 8.
For the sculptures, which are elegant, were very chargeable.— John Evelyn
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54