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warrantable

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[wawr-uhn-tuh-buhl, wor-] / ˈwɔr ən tə bəl, ˈwɒr- /

adjective

  1. capable of being warranted.

  2. (of deer) of a legal age for hunting.


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Etymology

Origin of warrantable

First recorded in 1575–85; warrant + -able

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Scholars and survivors of the society are frequently determined, beyond what is warrantable by the facts, to see the spectre of Birchism in any full-throated contemporary manifestation of conservatism.

From The New Yorker Jan. 11, 2016

The tremendous forest of Sherwood stretched round the tent-forest further than the eye could see—and this was full of wild boars, warrantable stags, outlaws, dragons, and Purple Emperors.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The omission of a bill of rights in this State has given occasion to an inference that the omission was equally warrantable in the constitution for the United States.

From Essays on the Constitution of the United States by Ford, Paul Leicester

The chosen bulls are then christened, and entered upon the breeder's list of warrantable animals.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

Long-continued observation may be necessary before a positive opinion is warrantable.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

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