certifiable

[ sur-tuh-fahy-uh-buhl, sur-tuh-fahy- ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being certified.

  2. legally committable to a mental institution.

  1. Sometimes Facetious. fit or ready for an insane asylum.

  2. uncontrollable; insane: a certifiable desire.

Origin of certifiable

1
First recorded in 1840–50; certify + -able

Other words from certifiable

  • cer·ti·fi·a·ble·ness, noun
  • cer·ti·fi·a·bly, adverb
  • un·cer·ti·fi·a·ble, adjective
  • un·cer·ti·fi·a·bly, adverb

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How to use certifiable in a sentence

  • The husband, though in a state of acute nervous disorder, is not certifiable.

    Modernities | Horace Barnett Samuel

British Dictionary definitions for certifiable

certifiable

/ (ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being certified

  2. fit to be certified as insane

Derived forms of certifiable

  • certifiably, adverb

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