His sense of humour makes all else forgivable...
This was a blunder by Mr Baker, but it was a forgivable one.
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Forgivable — For*giv a*ble, a. Capable of being forgiven; pardonable; venial. Sherwood. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgivable — index justifiable, pardonable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
forgivable — (adj.) 1540s, from FORGIVE (Cf. forgive) + ABLE (Cf. able) … Etymology dictionary
forgivable — for|giv|a|ble [fəˈgıvəbəl US fər ] adj if something bad is forgivable, you can understand how it happened and you can easily forgive it ≠ ↑unforgivable ▪ It was an easily forgivable mistake … Dictionary of contemporary English
forgivable — adjective bad behaviour that is forgivable is not seriously bad and you can easily forgive it: I suppose a little overexcitement is forgivable under the circumstances. forgive verb past tense forgave past participle forgiven / gIvFn/ (I, T) 1 to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
forgivable — for|giv|a|ble [ fər gıvəbl ] adjective a forgivable action or fault is not very serious, and you can understand it and forgive it ─ opposite UNFORGIVABLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forgivable — UK [fə(r)ˈɡɪvəb(ə)l] / US [fərˈɡɪvəb(ə)l] adjective a forgivable action or fault is not very serious, and you can understand it and forgive it … English dictionary
forgivable — forgive ► VERB (past forgave; past part. forgiven) 1) stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence or mistake. 2) excuse (an offence, flaw, or mistake). DERIVATIVES forgivable adjective forgiver noun forgiving adjective … English terms dictionary
forgivable — adjective see forgive … New Collegiate Dictionary
forgivable — See forgive. * * * … Universalium
