adj
Meaning 1
Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- excusable reason
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forgivable, pardonable, venial
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
excusable
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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Describing an illegal act that was committed involuntarily, for example under false information or because of a faulty device. Distinguished from justifiable, describing an illegal act that was intentional but justified for other reasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
capable of being overlooked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inexcusable
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
easily excused or forgiven
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a venial error
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forgivable, venial
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: извиним (izvinim) — possible to excuse
- Bulgarian: простим (prostim) — possible to excuse
- Catalan: excusable — possible to excuse
- Czech: omluvitelný — possible to excuse
- French: excusable — possible to excuse
- Italian: scusabile — possible to excuse
- Manx: so-vaih — possible to excuse
- Persian: معذور (ma'zur) — possible to excuse
- Polish: wybaczalny — possible to excuse
- Portuguese: escusável — possible to excuse
- Portuguese: perdoável — possible to excuse
- Spanish: excusable — possible to excuse
- Thai: น่าให้อภัย — possible to excuse