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excusable
ex·cuse E0269100 (ĭk-skyo͞oz′) tr.v. ex·cused, ex·cus·ing, ex·cus·es 1. a. To make allowance for; overlook or forgive: Please excuse the interruption. b. To grant pardon to; forgive: We quickly excused the latecomer. 2. a. To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense: She excused herself for being late. b. To explain (a fault or offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood; try to justify: He arrived late and excused his tardiness by blaming it on the traffic. See Synonyms at forgive.3. To serve as justification for: Witty talk does not excuse bad manners. 4. To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt: She was excused from jury duty because she knew the plaintiff. 5. To give permission to leave; release: The child ate quickly and asked to be excused. n. (ĭk-skyo͞os′) 1. An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness. 2. A reason or grounds for excusing: Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law. 3. The act of excusing. 4. A note explaining an absence. 5. Informal An inferior example: a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car. Idiom: Excuse me 1. Used to acknowledge and ask forgiveness for an action that could cause offense. 2. Used to request that a statement be repeated.
[Middle English excusen, ultimately (partly via Old French excuser) from Latin excūsāre : ex-, ex- + causa, lawsuit; see cause.]
ex·cus′a·ble adj. ex·cus′a·ble·ness n. ex·cus′a·bly adv. ex·cus′er n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | excusable - capable of being overlookedinexcusable - without excuse or justification | | 2. | excusable - easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error"forgivable, venialpardonable - admitting of being pardoned |
excusableadjective forgivable, understandable, justifiable, permissible, minor, slight, allowable, defensible, venial, pardonable, warrantable He had made a simple but excusable mistake.excusableadjective1. Admitting of forgiveness or pardon:forgivable, pardonable, venial.2. Capable of being justified:defensible, justifiable, tenable.Translationsexcuse (ikˈskjuːz) verb1. to forgive or pardon. Excuse me – can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time. 原諒 原谅2. to free (someone) from a task, duty etc. May I be excused from writing this essay? 允許某人免做某事或某職務 允许某人不... (ikˈskjuːs) noun a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing. He has no excuse for being so late. 藉口 借口excusable (ikˈskjuːzəbl) adjective pardonable. 可原諒的 可原谅的IdiomsSeeexcuseLegalSeeExcuseexcusable
Synonyms for excusableadj forgivableSynonyms- forgivable
- understandable
- justifiable
- permissible
- minor
- slight
- allowable
- defensible
- venial
- pardonable
- warrantable
Synonyms for excusableadj admitting of forgiveness or pardonSynonyms- forgivable
- pardonable
- venial
adj capable of being justifiedSynonyms- defensible
- justifiable
- tenable
Synonyms for excusableadj capable of being overlookedAntonymsadj easily excused or forgivenSynonymsRelated Words |