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View synonyms for certifiable

certifiable

[ sur-tuh-fahy-uh-buhl, sur-tuh-fahy- ]

adjective

  1. capable of being certified.
  2. legally committable to a mental institution.
  3. Sometimes Facetious. fit or ready for an insane asylum.
  4. uncontrollable; insane:

    a certifiable desire.



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Other Words From

  • certi·fia·ble·ness noun
  • certi·fia·bly adverb
  • un·certi·fia·ble adjective
  • un·certi·fia·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of certifiable1

First recorded in 1840–50; certify + -able

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Example Sentences

This is a certifiable situation in our collective nervous lap, and the time is now for.

A 100 percent certifiable truth for sure—at least until the next study.

Unless you count the certifiable outlier, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin is the only one they have left.

Short of cases of certifiable insanity there are a number of prisoners who are mentally defective.

The husband, though in a state of acute nervous disorder, is not certifiable.

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