Meaning

2 senses
  1. Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.

    excusable reason

    easily excused or forgiven

  2. (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.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. That was excusable.

    ruЭто было простительно.

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  2. Human nature is excusable when it errs.

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  3. A book is only excusable so far as it teaches something.

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  4. A few days would have been excusable, but you are in arrears for 10 days.

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  5. Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.

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Translations

5 languages

Origin

From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis.

From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis.

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Forms

more excusable, most excusable
Comparativemore excusable Lesson
Superlativemost excusable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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