Answerable


(a.) Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.


(a.) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.


(a.) Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.


(a.) Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.


(a.) Equal; equivalent; adequate.



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