forgivable
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).
Adjective[edit]
forgivable (comparative more forgivable, superlative most forgivable)
- Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- Synonyms: excusable, pardonable, venial
- (finance, not comparable) Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period if the lender meets certain obligations.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
able to be forgiven
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