par·don·able \-d(ə)nəbəl\adjective Etymology: Middle French pardonable, pardonnable, from pardoner, pardonner + -able — more at pardon : admitting of being pardoned : excusable < her heart innocent of the most pardonable guile — Joseph Conrad > • par·don·able·ness\-nə̇s\noun-es • par·don·ably\-blē, -bli\adverb