answerable

[ an-ser-uh-buhl, ahn- ]
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adjective
  1. liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.

  2. capable of being answered: a question answerable by mail.

  1. proportionate; correlative (usually followed by to).

  2. corresponding; suitable (usually followed by to): The amount is not answerable to my needs.

Origin of answerable

1
First recorded in 1540–50; answer + -able

Other words from answerable

  • an·swer·a·bil·i·ty, an·swer·a·ble·ness, noun
  • an·swer·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for answerable

answerable

/ (ˈɑːnsərəbəl) /


adjective
  1. (postpositive; foll by for or to) responsible or accountable: answerable for someone's safety; answerable to one's boss

  2. able to be answered

Derived forms of answerable

  • answerability or answerableness, noun
  • answerably, adverb

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