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Webster 1913 Edition
Allowable
Al-low′a-ble
,Adj.
[F.
allouable
.] 1.
Praiseworthy; laudable.
[Obs.]
Hacket.
2.
Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper;
as, a certain degree of freedom is
. allowable
among friendsWebster 1828 Edition
Allowable
ALLOW'ABLE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
allowable
allowable
English
Adjective
allowable (comparative more allowable, superlative most allowable)
- Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
- Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
- Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
- Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
- (obsolete) Praiseworthy.
Synonyms
- (permissible): leveful