The meaning of PARDONABLE is admitting of being pardoned : excusable. How to use pardonable in a sentence.

All kinds of sins may be pardonable to a man, but a sin against the sole source of life is not pardonable.

One must allow for a certain pardonable vigour with which taxes are received. I believe that that was pardonable exaggeration in a debate of this nature. There would be in those …

that can be forgiven or excused synonym excusable. Definition of pardonable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

What does the adjective pardonable mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective pardonable . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

You describe someone's action or attitude as pardonable if you think it is wrong but you understand why they did that action or have that attitude.

To release (a person) from punishment or disfavor for wrongdoing or a fault: a convicted criminal who was pardoned by the governor. See Synonyms at forgive. 2. To allow (an offense or fault) to pass without punishment or disfavor. 3. To make courteous allowance for; excuse: Pardon me, I'm in a hurry. n. 1. The act of pardoning. 2. Law. a.

Synonyms for PARDONABLE: excusable, justifiable, forgivable, venial, petty, minor, harmless, condonable; Antonyms of PARDONABLE: mortal, unjustifiable, inexcusable, criminal, indefensible, unpardonable, evil, abominable

You describe someone's action or attitude as pardonable if you think it is wrong but you understand why they did that action or have that attitude. "I have," he remarked with pardonable pride, "done what I set out to do."

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