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vindicable

[ vin-di-kuh-buhl ]
/ ˈvɪn dɪ kə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being vindicated: a vindicable expedient.
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Origin of vindicable

1625–35; <Medieval Latin vindicābilis, equivalent to Latin vindicā(re) (see vindicate) + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM vindicable

vin·di·ca·bil·i·ty, nounnon·vin·di·ca·ble, adjectiveun·vin·di·ca·ble, adjective

Words nearby vindicable

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Words related to vindicable

logical, permissible, plausible, tenable, valid, acceptable, admissible, allowable, defensible, lawful, legitimate, probable, proper, reasonable, understandable, arguable, justifiable, rational, condonable, defendable

British Dictionary definitions for vindicable

vindicable
/ (ˈvɪndɪkəbəl) /
adjective
capable of being vindicated; justifiable

Derived forms of vindicable

vindicability, noun
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