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Meanings of forgivable in English

Easily excused or forgiven.

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Examples for "excusable"
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Honesty-itwould either make her actions excusable or condemn her beyond recall.
Funeral in Blue
2
Selfishness in a conjuncture of this sort was excusable, and even obligatory.
Two on a Tower
3
The less excusable is our wrath, the more serious is our delinquency.
Explanation of Catholic Morals / A Concise, Reasoned, and Popula...
4
Most of the remainder may, upon the whole, be classed as excusable.
Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918
5
It is Christmas night, my love, and the poor fellow is excusable.
At Last: A Novel
1
Objection 1: It would seem that a mortal sin can become venial.
Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
2
The first would be only a venial sin, but the latter mortal.
Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 / An Explanation of the Baltimore Cat...
3
Therefore they do not suffice for the full remission of venial sins.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
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Now a venial sin does not pertain to the love of God.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
5
Jean de Nantes, for a more venial offence, was kept in irons.
France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France ...
Usage of forgivable in English
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Being reduced to 13 men is forgivable if you win the match.
The Irish Times
2
But the mess was forgivable, if only the mutt would show up.
The outsiders
3
And mediocre sound quality can be forgivable in this case, too.
Wired
4
Losing to the infernally hot AZ, however, is forgivable for any Dutch side.
The Guardian
5
This first book is forgivable only if the future chronicles find their voice.
The Irish Times
6
Others defended it as an unsuccessful yet forgivable attempt at humor.
Ebony
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It didn't make what Rowan had done more forgivable, of course.
The Heiresses
8
His ignorance of the wider picture while in Spain was forgivable.
The Guardian
9
Rudeness is forgivable, Blaine; so I was taught in my youth.
Wizard and glass
10
Granted, Eskom have made mistakes before, but some are more forgivable than others.
The South African
11
Nor was it forgivable that in an instant of anger he had replied:
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
12
That belief would be forgivable in him if it wasn't so often true.
Measure for a Loner
13
Bad words would have been forgivable even had he not been a sailor.
Sisters
14
Unlike Rupert, though, I was only human, so it was forgivable.
Heaven's Queen
15
Trump is rich, brash and egotistical, but all of these attributes are forgivable.
BBC
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There were a few half-volleys, forgivable blemishes since the ball had been swinging.
The Guardian
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