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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.

Other Word Forms

  • approvability noun
  • approvably adverb
  • unapprovable adjective
  • unapprovably adverb

Etymology

Origin of approvable

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

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