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obligable

/ˈɒblɪɡəbəl/

obligable adjective: acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.

Adjective

obligable (comparative more obligable, superlative most obligable)

  1. Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.
    • The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, — is obligable; and another is not.1860, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Essay Considerations by the Way.”, in The Conduct of Life, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC
  2. Such that a person is obliged to do it; mandatory.

Forms of obligable

comparativemore obligable
superlativemost obligable

Origin of obligable

From oblige + -able.

Questions about obligable

What does obligable mean?
Obligable means acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.
What part of speech is obligable?
Obligable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce obligable?
Obligable is pronounced /ˈɒblɪɡəbəl/.

Words near obligable in the dictionary

  1. Obletz
  2. obley
  3. obleys
  4. oblig'd
  5. obligability
  6. obligable
  7. obligala
  8. obligalas
  9. obligancy
  10. obligant
  11. obligants

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