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answerable
[an-ser-uh-buhl, ahn-]
adjective
liable to be asked to give account; responsible.
He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
capable of being answered.
a question answerable by mail.
proportionate; correlative (usually followed byto ).
corresponding; suitable (usually followed byto ).
The amount is not answerable to my needs.
answerable
/ ˈɑːԲəəə /
adjective
(postpositive; foll by for or to) responsible or accountable
answerable for someone's safety
answerable to one's boss
able to be answered
Other 51Թ Forms
- answerability noun
- answerableness noun
- answerably adverb
- ˌԲɱˈٲ noun
- ˈԲɱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of answerable1
Example Sentences
But all of this avoids the challenges of a magical realism where questions about the purpose of poetry, theater, political resistance, life and legacy are answerable only by dying.
If you are a CEO answerable to shareholders that's literally your job description.
It is widely accepted, for example, that the Federal Reserve Board, which has enormous influence over the economy, should not be directly answerable to the president.
As Prince Andrew is no longer a working royal, Buckingham Palace is not answerable for what he does or how he conducts his business.
Power has now shifted out of his hands into those of the putative prime minister, answerable to parliament.
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