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Meanings of certifiable in English

Fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)

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Usage of certifiable in English
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The woman was certifiable and had no business anywhere near Gretchen's home.
Dolly departed
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Angelica thought Luster was certifiable, but she did as her teammate commanded.
Shades of gray
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The accused is not certifiable in terms of the mental health act.
The Guardian
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I am not just, as many people believe, a certifiable eejit.
The Irish Times
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He'd have to tell Nancy about this act, certifiable proof of his commitment.
Secret of the seventh son
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The brothers were both certifiable wacks and their operation ran in continual bedlam.
Spitting off tall buildings
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It is not certifiable behavior to walk around ladders rather than under them.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
8
They think everybody in this line of work is certifiable.
Monster Hunter International
9
Steven was a certifiable genius with a master's degree in quantum theory from MIT.
Consent to kill: a thriller
10
These effing people were certifiable, no doubt about it.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
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By every definition we have now, she is certifiable.
Carrion comfort
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But it is certifiable to start knocking over ladders.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
13
Look, she may be a certifiable nutcase, but I don't think she's capable of murder.
Hula Done It?
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Father and son exchanged a look, then turned to Max as if he were certifiable.
The frozen rabbi
15
I persisted and they took away my lab, handed it over to a certifiable flatworm.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
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Their band, The Go-Betweens, released nine albums, at least three of which are certifiable classics.
The Irish Times
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