expiable

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adjective

Capable of being expiated or atoned for.

“an expiable offence”

Similar
pardonable
OriginMiddle French expiable →
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Meanings

adjectiveexpiable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being expiated or atoned for.

    an expiable offence

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecapable of being atoned for

Similar
pardonable
Also see
atonablepardonable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchexpiable
  2. Englishexpiable

From Middle French expiable.

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APA

expiable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expiable

MLA

“expiable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expiable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expiable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expiable.

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