EXPIABLE

expiable

(adjective) capable of being atoned for

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

expiable (not comparable)

Capable of being expiated or atoned for.

an expiable offence

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"pi*a*ble, a. Etym: [See Expiate.]

Definition: Capable of being expiated or atoned for; as, an expiable offense; expiable guilt. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

coffee icon