imputable

adjective

im·​put·​able ə̇mˈpyütəbəl 

-ütə-

1

: capable of being imputed : ascribable, attributable, referable

insofar as he was only acting as an agent the oversight was not imputable to him

an occasional blurring of outline … is imputable to the music rather than the words

—Times Literary Supplement

2

archaic : capable of being accused or blamed : culpable

imputableness

-bəlnə̇s

noun

plural -es

imputably

-blē, 

-bli

adverb

Word History

Etymology

French or Medieval Latin; French, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin imputabilis, from Latin imputare to impute + -abilis -able

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Rhymes for imputable

• mutable
• suitable
• computable
• disputable
• immutable
• inscrutable
• unsuitable
• executable
• indisputable
• irrefutable
• substitutable