certifiable
capable of being certified.
legally committable to a mental institution.
Sometimes Facetious. fit or ready for an insane asylum.
uncontrollable; insane: a certifiable desire.
Origin of certifiable
1Other 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
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This is a certifiable situation in our collective nervous lap, and the time is now for.
A 100 percent certifiable truth for sure—at least until the next study.
New Research Contradicts Calorie-Restriction Claims | Kent Sepkowitz | September 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTUnless you count the certifiable outlier, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin is the only one they have left.
Short of cases of certifiable insanity there are a number of prisoners who are mentally defective.
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The husband, though in a state of acute nervous disorder, is not certifiable.
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British Dictionary definitions for certifiable
/ (ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪəbəl) /
capable of being certified
fit to be certified as insane
Derived forms of certifiable
- certifiably, adverb
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