pardonable
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par·don·able

adjective \ˈpärd-nə-bəl, ˈpär-dən-ə-bəl\

Definition of PARDONABLE

: admitting of being pardoned : excusable <pardonable offenses>
par·don·able·ness noun
par·don·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of PARDONABLE

  1. It was a pardonable mistake.
  2. <the new parents' gushing pride was pardonable>

First Known Use of PARDONABLE

15th century

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