challengeableadj.
/ˈtʃalɪndʒəb(ə)l/ That may be challenged; open to accusation, criticism, or objection.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [adjective] > open to accusation
chesounablea1340
challengeable1377
accusablea1525
answerable1527
condemnablea1586
responsible1648
imputable1660
chargeable1662
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > criticized > that may be criticized
challengeable1377
criticizable1751
assailable1753
1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xi. 296 A chartre is chalengeable byfor a chief iustice.
c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 538 Noon of hem alle is chalengeable and blameable.
a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 262 They are partiall and for their partiality chalengable.
1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 73 A fault no less challengeable in a Minister of the Gospel.
1845 R. Chambers Vestiges Nat. Hist. Creation (ed. 3) 56 It is a challengeable stranger upon the face of the earth.
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