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ACCOUNTABLY
Etymology
Adverb
accountably (comparative more accountably, superlative most accountably)
In an accountable manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*count"a*bly, adv.
Definition: In an accountable manner.
ACCOUNTABLE
Ac*count"a*ble, a.
1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.] True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. B. Whichcote.
Syn.
– Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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