excusable
adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
far
VERB + EXCUSABLE
book, call
EXCUSABLE + NOUN
errs
ADV.
only
Definitions
adj
1
Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.
excusable reason
2
Describing an illegal act that was committed involuntarily, for example under false information or because of a faulty device. Distinguished from justifiable, describing an illegal act that was intentional but justified for other reasons.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — easily excused or forgiven
Antonyms
- inexcusable
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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excusable reason
Wiktionary02
A few days would have been excusable, but you are in arrears for 10 days.
Tatoeba · #27105203
Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.
Tatoeba · #41028204
That was excusable.
Tatoeba · #449838605
Human nature is excusable when it errs.
Tatoeba · #700404006
A book is only excusable so far as it teaches something.
Tatoeba · #10646279Usage Notes
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