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an·swer·a·ble
 answerable
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
responsible to someone; accountable.
As an employee of this company, you are answerable to both your supervisor and the general manager.As head of the corporation, I'm answerable to my workers and to the stockholders.- synonyms:
- accountable, responsible
- similar words:
- amenable, chargeable, liable, obligated
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| definition 2: |
able to be answered.
Using new technology, science has found answers to questions that previously were not answerable.- similar words:
- explicable, rebuttable, soluble
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| related words: |
responsible, subject |
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| derivations: |
answerably (adv.), answerability (n.) |
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