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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Excusable

Ex-cūṣ'a-ble, a.

adjective

(eks-kūz'a-bl), a. [Lat. excusabilis, from excusare; Fr., Pg., & Sp. excusable, It. escusabile, scusabile. See EXCUSE.]

  1. Capable or worthy of being excused; pardonable; as, the man is excusable.
  2. Admitting of justification or palliation; as, an excusable action.

Ex-cūş'a-bly, adv.

adverb

adv. In an excusable manner or degree; pardonably. “Excusably ignorant.” South.