answerable
liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
capable of being answered: a question answerable by mail.
proportionate; correlative (usually followed by to).
corresponding; suitable (usually followed by to): The amount is not answerable to my needs.
Origin of answerable
1Other words from answerable
- an·swer·a·bil·i·ty, an·swer·a·ble·ness, noun
- an·swer·a·bly, adverb
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How to use answerable in a sentence
As Lepore wrote, “the origins of no other nation are… as answerable to evidence,” as the United States.
The Era of ‘Self-Evident’ Truth Is Over. Today’s America Is Founded on Belief Instead | Jason Steinhauer | July 1, 2022 | TimeWhile the Károlyis are answerable for what they did, this convenient tale is not the whole story.
Why It’s Not Surprising That Simone Biles Cheered For Angelina Melnikova | Dvora Meyers | July 30, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThose people will be answerable obviously to the voters at some point.
Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Defends Controversial Election Law | Sanya Mansoor | April 26, 2021 | TimeHe says he doesn’t miss the complexity of being answerable to both city and state governments, and he loves working with a “very enlightened” mayor in Khan.
Can Public Transit Survive the Pandemic? London's New Transport Commissioner Wants You to Believe It Can | Ciara Nugent/London | April 2, 2021 | TimeThe nature of the autocracy—that it was only answerable to itself—meant it could not draw its power from the people.
Kotkin Biography Reveals Stalin's Evil Pragmatism | William O’Connor | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The unit was, according to Hughes, answerable to Adams, the Belfast commander.
And yet for an agency that supposedly is answerable to no one, its people sure do testify a lot before Congress.
‘Unaccountable’ CFPB Makes 14 Appearances Before Congress in a Year | Gary Rivlin | February 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTChoice B: New bankers appointed by and answerable to the president.
This time I am convinced that the second reason is almost wholly answerable for your latest commission.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyFord is answerable for many of the fixed ideas about Spain which it seems quite impossible to remove.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetThey hold themselves at all times answerable to the law of the land, for their conduct in the trust committed to them.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterHe chooses to return to his original state, and now stands answerable himself, when the time shall come for his trial.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterAnd in such case should not I be answerable for any mischief which might ensue?
Frank Fairlegh | Frank E. Smedley
British Dictionary definitions for answerable
/ (ˈɑːnsərəbəl) /
(postpositive; foll by for or to) responsible or accountable: answerable for someone's safety; answerable to one's boss
able to be answered
Derived forms of answerable
- answerability or answerableness, noun
- answerably, adverb
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