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Answerable
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an·swer·a·ble
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adjective
1.
liable to be asked to give account; responsible:
He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
2.
capable of being
answered
:
a question answerable by mail.
3.
proportionate; correlative (usually followed by
to
).
4.
corresponding; suitable (usually followed by
to
):
The amount is not answerable to my needs.
Origin:
1540–50;
answer
+
-able
Related forms
an·swer·a·bil·i·ty,
an·swer·a·ble·ness,
noun
an·swer·a·bly,
adverb
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answerable
(ˈɑːnsərəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
(
postpositive;
foll by
for
or
to
) responsible or accountable:
answerable for someone's safety
;
answerable to one's boss
2.
able to be answered
answera'bility
—
n
'answerableness
—
n
'answerably
—
adv
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