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excusable

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From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis.

adjective more excusable · most excusable

  1. Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused. excusable reason

    Similar: forgivable, pardonable, venial

  2. specifically 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.

Opposite: inexcusable

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adjective

Opposite: inexcusable

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adj possible to excuse

Españolexcusable
Portuguêsescusável, perdoável
Françaisexcusable
Italianoscusabile

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@misc{excusable_2026,
  title = {excusable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/excusable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}