"pardonable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɑː(ɹ)dənəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pardonable.wav Forms: more pardonable [comparative], most pardonable [superlative]
Etymology: Back-formation from unpardonable, equivalent to pardon + -able. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|unpardonable}} Back-formation from unpardonable, {{suf|en|pardon|able}} pardon + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} pardonable (comparative more pardonable, superlative most pardonable)
  1. Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon. Synonyms: forgivable, excusable, venial Derived forms: pardonableness, pardonably Translations (capable of being pardoned): простим (prostim) (Bulgarian), pardonebla (Esperanto), pardonnable (French), fyrirgefanlegur [masculine] (Icelandic), boleh dimaafkan (Malay), perdoável (Portuguese)
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