pardonable

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pardonable

  • /ˈpɑː(ɹ)dənəbəl/

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Back-formation from unpardonable, equivalent to pardon + -able.

adjective more pardonable · most pardonable

  1. Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon. Perhaps they set out to do too much, a more pardonable offence than doing too little.

    Similar: forgivable, excusable, venial

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adj capable of being pardoned

中文可原諒的 /可原谅的 kě yuánliàng de
हिन्दीक्षम्य kṣamya
Portuguêsperdoável
Françaispardonnable
Deutschpardonabel

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@misc{pardonable_2026,
  title = {pardonable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pardonable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}