Synonyms

expiable

American

[ek-spee-uh-buhl] / ˈɛk spi ə bəl /

adjective

capable of being expiated.

an expiable crime.

expiable British

/ ˈɛkspɪəbəl /

adjective

capable of being expiated or atoned for

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Etymology

Origin of expiable

1560–70; < Late Latin expiābilis, equivalent to expiā ( re ) to expiate + -bilis -ble

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Missing silver spoons and cooked petty cash were trivialities usually expiable at the price of a boot-assisted dismissal; but this—!

From The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer

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