obligable

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/ˈɒblɪɡəbəl/

adjective

Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.

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Meanings

adjectiveobligable (comparative more obligable, superlative most obligable)

comparative more obligable · superlative most obligable

  1. Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.

    The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, — is obligable; and another is not.

    1860, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Essay Considerations by the Way.”, in The Conduct of Life, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC
  2. human sciencesSuch that a person is obliged to do it; mandatory.

Origin

From oblige + -able.

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Chicago

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