vindicable
/ˈvɪndɪkəbl̩/
vindicable adjective: able to be vindicated; justifiable.
Adjective
vindicable (comparative more vindicable, superlative most vindicable)
- able to be vindicated; justifiable
- The extreme pains taken to reconcile the unfortunate beings to their lot; the assiduity of the clergy to make up, by the assurance of divine mercy, the inexorable fate which awaited them; proved that these awful slaughters were onerous to the colonial conscience, and vindicable only as the last...1852, John West, The History of Tasmania, Volume II (of 2)
- The elimination of the indefensible, the setting aside of the legendary, the transference of the supposedly miraculous to the order of natural powers and processes so far as vindicable ground for such critical treatment is discovered, is the only way to answer the first of all questions concerning...1903, James Morris Whiton, Miracles and Supernatural Religion
Forms of vindicable
| comparative | more vindicable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vindicable |
Origin of vindicable
From Medieval Latin vindicābilis.
Words formed from vindicable
Questions about vindicable
- What does vindicable mean?
- Vindicable means able to be vindicated; justifiable.
- What part of speech is vindicable?
- Vindicable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce vindicable?
- Vindicable is pronounced /ˈvɪndɪkəbl̩/.
Words near vindicable in the dictionary
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