Definition of answerable Answerable

/æˈnsɚʌbʌl/ - [anserubul] - an•swer•a•ble

We found 11 definitions of answerable from 4 different sources.

What does answerable mean?

Adjective
answerable - morally or legally responsible to a higher authority; "parents are answerable for their child's acts"
		responsible being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"
answerable - capable of being answered
		soluble (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)

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answerable (Adjective)
Obliged to answer or be called to account somebody; accountable, responsible.
answerable (Adjective)
Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
answerable (Adjective)
Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

answerable (a.)
Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.
answerable (a.)
Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
answerable (a.)
Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
answerable (a.)
Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.
answerable (a.)
Equal; equivalent; adequate.