excusable

excusable
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. pardonable, forgivable, understandable, justifiable, reasonable, defensible, permissible, trivial, passable, slight, minor, vindicable, vindicatory, exculpatory, warrantable, plausible, allowable, venial, remissible, condonable, expiable, explainable, harmless, innocuous, not excessive, not fatal, not too bad, not inexcusable, not injurious, innocent, fair, within limits, not beyond the pale*.
Ant. inexcusable, unforgivable, culpable.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
forgivable, condonable, pardonable, allowable, venial, understandable, extenuating, justifiable, reasonable, justified.
ANT.: inexcusable, unforgivable, indefensible
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Admitting of forgiveness or pardon: forgivable, pardonable, venial. See FORGIVENESS. 2. Capable of being justified: defensible, justifiable, tenable. See FORGIVENESS, RIGHT.

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  • excusable — [ ɛkskyzabl ] adj. • fin XIIIe; de excuser, d apr. lat. excusabilis ♦ Qui peut être excusé. ⇒ justifiable, pardonnable. Une colère bien excusable. À son âge, c est excusable. « On n est jamais excusable d être méchant, mais il y a quelque mérite… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Excusable — Ex*cus a*blea. [L. excusabilis: cf. F. excusable. See {Excuse}.] That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an excusable action. {Ex*cus a*ble*ness}, n. {Ex*cus a*bly}, adv. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • excusable — Excusable. adj. v. de tout genre. Qui peut estre excusé, qui est digne d excuse. Il est bien excusable. il est fort excusable d avoir fait cela. cette faute n est pas excusable …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • excusable — ex·cus·able adj: having a basis for being excused or justified Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. excusable …   Law dictionary

  • excusable — adjetivo 1. Que se puede excusar o disculpar: Su retraso es excusable, su hijo está enfermo. Antónimo: inexcusable …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • excusable — [ek skyo͞o′zə bəl, ikskyo͞o′zə bəl] adj. 〚ME < OFr < excusabilis〛 that can be excused; pardonable; justifiable excusably adv. * * * See excuse. * * * …   Universalium

  • excusable — late 14c., from O.Fr. escusable, from L. excusabilis, from excusare (see EXCUSE (Cf. excuse) (v.)). Related: Excusably …   Etymology dictionary

  • excusable — is spelt without an e in the middle …   Modern English usage

  • excusable — [adj] allowable all right, condonable, defensible, exculpatory, explainable, fair, forgivable, justifiable, minor, moderate, not too bad*, okay, pardonable, passable, permissible, plausible, reasonable, remittable, reprievable, slight, specious,… …   New thesaurus

  • excusable — Digne d estre excusé …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • excusable — (Del lat. excusabĭlis). 1. adj. Que admite excusa o es digno de ella. 2. Que se puede omitir o evitar …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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