forgivable
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, young
VERB + FORGIVABLE
defects, lying, plan
PREP.
in
ADV.
nearly
Definitions
adj
Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
It's even forgivable here when the band sometimes sounds as though they've phoned in the Stonesy swagger, because when they're on, the Hellacopters sound like the best garage rock/bar band in the world.
In retrospect, the misunderstanding about the plan was forgivable […]
Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period, or canceled, by the lender, if the borrower meets certain obligations.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6It's even forgivable here when the band sometimes sounds as though they've phoned in the Stonesy swagger, because when they're on, the Hellacopters sound like the best garage rock/bar band in the worl
WiktionaryIn retrospect, the misunderstanding about the plan was forgivable […]
WiktionaryLying is forgivable when it is done by a doctor trying to give heart to a terminally ill patient.
Tatoeba · #28089He's young, so it's forgivable.
Tatoeba · #10599935For me, as a city dweller, it's forgivable.
Tatoeba · #10599937It had a wonderful amount of hair for so young a child, and the mother’s pride in it was forgivable, for nearly all the babies of her acquaintance were bald.
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