Apologizable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being apologized for. rare

    "The event leading to the apology did not become critical in this respect until the offender (in this case) defined it as an apologizable offense and not as something else, for example, an occasion for terminating the friendship[…]"

Example

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"The event leading to the apology did not become critical in this respect until the offender (in this case) defined it as an apologizable offense and not as something else, for example, an occasion for terminating the friendship[…]"

Etymology

From apologize + -able.

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