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Meanings of pardonably in English

In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree.

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Examples for "excusably"
Examples for "excusably"
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Of the two men, the Lieutenant excusably showed the blankest astonishment.
Major Vigoureux
2
She entered richly blushing, and excusably a little nervous and awkward.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
3
George was startled, perhaps excusably, at the monstrous doctrine implied in Agg's remarks.
The Roll-Call
4
I asked, turning on Billy, who stared-andexcusably-atthis evidence of our emotion.
Sir John Constantine / Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abr...
5
The personal habits can be excusably neglected by no one.
The Young Maiden
1
Citizens of New Zealand and Australia -like those of Ireland and Britain -are forgivably sensitive about any confusion between the two nations.
The Irish Times
2
Her latest is a typically astute and funny reading of the foibles of human relationships, spiced up with a forgivably contrived comedic plot twist.
The Guardian
3
And the American imagination, always receptive of the romantic, might readily and forgivably have pictured villas, maids in durance vile, and sword-thrusts under the moonlight.
The Lure of the Mask
Usage of pardonably in English
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When one writes of Mr. Hughes, men ask, pardonably, Which Mr. Hughes?
The Mirrors of Washington
2
Both the Colonel and the Adjutant were pardonably shaken by this unparalleled response.
The Roll-Call
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I am exceedingly proud of my origin, pardonably so, perhaps, but still most proud.
The Hilltop Boys on the River
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Tom saw Stangrave's brow lower, and pardonably enough, at this.
Two Years Ago, Volume II.
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About the fourteen biological specimens we were pardonably indefinite.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
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Reasonably she dreaded the mother's task; pardonably indeed.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 2
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Sofia was pardonably puzzled, and looked it.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
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The worthy little monster was pardonably proud of his conception, and explained it to me point by point.
The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
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Priam snatched the notes from his pocket, and with a gesture pardonably dramatic he bade her count them.
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days
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He talked fondly of one friend that he had, an officer in the army, which was considered pardonably vain.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
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Philip was disappointed, and Lawson, pardonably anxious to show off one of the celebrities of the Quarter, grew impatient.
Of Human Bondage
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Two endless ranks of shop-windows, facing one another-acrossthe tide, flaunted treasures that kings might pardonably have coveted-andwould.
The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
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They have reached their first resting-place, and pardonably enjoy the opportunity of looking back at the road they have traversed.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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All Indian women age very late in life, a trait many of their white sisters might be pardonably envious of.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) / A Record of Five Years' Explor...
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After a lingering-andpardonably pleased-lookat herself in a long mirror, she descended, mounted and rode slowly down toward town.
The Conflict
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Whiteside was pardonably piqued.
The Daffodil Mystery
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Pardonably through the time