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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 friends
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Allowable

ALLOW'ABLE

,
Adj.
That may be permitted as lawful, or admitted as true and proper; not forbid; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.

Definition 2024


allowable

allowable

English

Adjective

allowable (comparative more allowable, superlative most allowable)

  1. Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
  2. Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
  3. Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
  4. Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
  5. (obsolete) Praiseworthy.

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