English Explanatory Dictionary

accusable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable

Pronunciation

/əˈkjuːzəbl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accusable.wav

Word forms

accusable more accusable most accusable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin accūsābilisbor. English accusable Borrowed from Latin accūsābilis (“accusable”), corresponding to accuse + -able; compare French accusable.

Derived words

accusably unaccusable
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