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pardonable

adjective/ˈpɑː(ɹ)dənəbəl/

What It Means

Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.

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Pardonable in Context

“Perhaps they set out to do too much, a more pardonable offence than doing too little.”

— 1951 July, “Notes and News: Recalling 160 Years”, in Railway Magazine, page 492

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

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