Imputable

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That may be imputed

    "No one having previously heard his history, could for the first time behold Father Mapple without the utmost interest, because there were certain engrafted clerical peculiarities about him, imputable to that adventurous maritime life he had led."

  2. 2
    Accusable; culpable; chargeable with fault.
Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being assigned or credited to wordnet

Example

More examples

"No one having previously heard his history, could for the first time behold Father Mapple without the utmost interest, because there were certain engrafted clerical peculiarities about him, imputable to that adventurous maritime life he had led."

Etymology

From impute + -able.

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