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pardonable

/ˈpɑː(ɹ)dənəbəl/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pardonable at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Admitting of being pardoned.

Origin

Back-formation from unpardonable, equivalent to pardon + -able.

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