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answerably

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an⋅swer⋅a⋅ble

  [an-ser-uh-buhl, ahn-]
Use answerably in a Sentence
–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 fol. by to).
4. corresponding; suitable (usually fol. 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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an·swer·a·ble   (ān'sər-ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Subject to being called to answer; accountable. See Synonyms at responsible.

  2. That can be answered or refuted: an answerable charge.

  3. Archaic

    1. Suitable.

    2. Corresponding.

an'swer·a·bil'i·ty, an'swer·a·ble·ness n., an'swer·a·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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