"accusable" meaning in English

See accusable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈkjuːzəbl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accusable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more accusable [comparative], most accusable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin accūsābilisbor. English accusable Borrowed from Latin accūsābilis (“accusable”), corresponding to accuse + -able; compare French accusable. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|la:accūsābilis|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin accūsābilisbor. English accusable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "at", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂éd", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ad-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kaussā", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "caussa", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "causa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "denominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suf", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suf", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "accūsō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "accūsābilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "accusable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="accusable">, {{bor|en|la|accūsābilis||accusable}} Latin accūsābilis (“accusable”), {{suffix|en|accuse|able}} accuse + -able, {{cog|fr|accusable}} French accusable Head templates: {{en-adj}} accusable (comparative more accusable, superlative most accusable)
  1. Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable Derived forms: accusably, unaccusable Translations (liable to be accused): accusabilis (Latin), acusável (Portuguese)
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more accusable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most accusable",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "accusable (comparative more accusable, superlative most accusable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English terms borrowed from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Old Latin",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂éd",
        "English terms suffixed with -able",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations"
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              37,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "text": "If you publish that article, you are accusable of libel.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "censure",
          "censure"
        ],
        [
          "crime",
          "crime"
        ],
        [
          "breach",
          "breach"
        ],
        [
          "blamable",
          "blamable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈkjuːzəbl/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "liable to be accused",
      "word": "accusabilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "liable to be accused",
      "word": "acusável"
    }
  ],
  "word": "accusable"
}

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