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UK
/ɛkskjˈuːsəbəl/
]
[ US /ɪkˈskjuzəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ɪkˈskjuzəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- capable of being overlooked
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easily excused or forgiven
a venial error
How To Use excusable In A Sentence
- Silliness in stories is more or less excusable, since they are not even supposed to be believed. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
- In other words, forgiveness is for real sin, not for foibles, mistakes, excusable blunders, and things we can't help.
- For the screamingly obvious manipulation/staging of these images, it's pretty inexcusable that we've had to wait this long for someone to report on it.
- In both instances, the officers had responded with inexcusable rudeness.
- Either they did not see what was happening, which is inexcusable, or the board was so badly structured that dissenting voices could be ignored.
- The Herald said the condition of the hall was inexcusable given the status of the performer.
- Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable.
- He said the killing of innocent people was inexcusable.
- The loss to Tranmere was excusable, but two defeats to teams struggling to survive is very disappointing.
- For anyone to attack these people mob-handed is inexcusable and the full weight of the law should be brought against them.