Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being absolved; deserving of or entitled to absolution.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That may be absolved.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
absolve + -able
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Examples
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India and Pakistan now face a common threat from terrorism and thus need to work together, Holbrooke sought to make Pakistan's war by terror against India absolvable and unpreventable - a reality he actually would like India to stoically endure.
Shadow Warrior 2009
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