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- Dictionarypardonable/ˈpɑːdənəbl/
adjective
- 1. able to be forgiven; excusable: "no mistake, even a tiny one, is pardonable"
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adjective. formal uk / ˈpɑː.d ə n.ə.b ə l / us / ˈpɑːr.d ə n.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. able to be forgiven: a pardonable mistake. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making & accepting apologies. amends. apologetically. apologize. atone for something. atonement. bury. bygone. conciliatory. crawl back (to someone) idiom. forgive. penance.
The meaning of PARDONABLE is admitting of being pardoned : excusable. How to use pardonable in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ˈpɑːr.d ə n.ə.b ə l / uk / ˈpɑː.d ə n.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. able to be forgiven: a pardonable mistake. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making & accepting apologies. amends. apologetically. apologize. atone for something. atonement. bury. bygone. conciliatory. crawl back (to someone) idiom. forgive. penance.
pardonable. adjective. admitting of being pardoned. synonyms: excusable, forgivable, venial. easily excused or forgiven. expiable. capable of being atoned for. minor, venial.
adjective. You describe someone's action or attitude as pardonable if you think it is wrong but you understand why they did that action or have that attitude. 'I have.' he remarked with pardonable pride, 'done what I set out to do.' Synonyms: forgivable, understandable, permissible, not serious More Synonyms of pardonable.
Definition of pardonable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To release (a person) from punishment or disfavor for wrongdoing or a fault: a convicted criminal who was pardoned by the governor. See Synonyms at forgive. 2. To allow (an offense or fault) to pass without punishment or disfavor. 3. To make courteous allowance for; excuse: Pardon me, I'm in a hurry. n. 1. The act of pardoning. 2. Law. a.
adjective. Capable of being pardoned. Wiktionary. Synonyms: venial. remissible. excusable. forgivable. Antonyms: unpardonable. Origin of Pardonable. Back-formation from unpardonable. From Wiktionary. Pardonable Sentence Examples. Mistakes under such circumstances are pardonable.
pardonable. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English par‧don‧a‧ble /ˈpɑːdənəbəl $ ˈpɑːr-/ adjective formal pardonable mistakes are not very bad and can be forgiven SYN forgivable He had made the pardonable mistake of trusting the wrong person. —pardonably adverb Examples from the Corpus pardonable • But pardonable ...
v.t. to make courteous allowance for or to excuse: Pardon me, madam. to release (a person) from liability for an offense. to remit the penalty of (an offense): The governor will not pardon your crime. interj.
