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apologizable en · ADJ

Etymology

From apologize + -able.

Meanings

1. (rare) Capable of being apologized for.
   • The event leading to the apology did not become critical in this respect until the offender (in this case) defined it as an apologizable offense and not as something else, for example, an occasion for terminating the friendship[…] 1993, Nicholas Tavuchis, Mea Culpa: A Sociology of Apology and Reconciliation, page 25:

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