answerable

[an·swer·a·ble]

Capable of being answered

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Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

Adjective S.
morally or legally responsible to a higher authority; "parents are answerable for their child''s acts"

Adjective S.
possible to answer


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Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

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Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

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Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.

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Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

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Equal; equivalent; adequate.


Answerable

An"swer*a*ble , a. 1. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.
Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God?
2. Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable.
3. Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
What wit and policy of man is answerable to their discreet and orderly course?
This revelation . . . was answerable to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians.
4. Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it. 5. Equal; equivalent; adequate. [Archaic]
Had the valor of his soldiers been answerable, he had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost bounds of Britain.

Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

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Usage Examples

Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.

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Other Usage Examples

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.

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