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OBLIGABLE
Etymology
Adjective
obligable (comparative more obligable, superlative most obligable)
Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"li*ga*ble, a.
Definition: Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy. [R.] The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is obligable; and another is not. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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