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forgivable.

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

  2. Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period, or canceled, by the lender, if the borrower meets certain obligations.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).

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