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forgivable

for·gi·vable

US/fɜrˈɡɪvʌbʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

easily excused or forgiven

  • “a venial error”
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Origin

From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).

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