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approvable

American  
[uh-proo-vuh-buhl] / əˈpru və bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being approved.

  2. worthy of being approved; commendable.


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Etymology

Origin of approvable

1400–50; late Middle English. See approve, -able

Example Sentences

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Kate Huckelbridge, the Coastal Commission’s senior deputy director, said in an interview before the meeting that Doheny cleared many of the hurdles that come with desalination and “represents an easier pathway to an approvable project.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

“If they weren’t YouTube stars, this fight is still approvable in every commission in this country as debut athletes,” Andy Foster, the executive director of the California State Athletic Commission, said in an interview.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2019

Volkswagen has not submitted an approvable recall plan to bring the vehicles into compliance and reduce pollution.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2016

Johnson was more circumspect, arguing that the sites are "within the ambit of what's approvable under the consent decree" while conceding shortcomings.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2011

And is, in fact, approvable as a practical officer and soldier, by the strictest judge then living.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Carlyle, Thomas

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