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expiable Meaning
Wordnet
expiable (s)
capable of being atoned for
Webster
expiable (a.)
Capable of being expiated or atoned for; as, an expiable offense; expiable guilt.
expiable Sentence Examples
- The crime was so heinous that it was considered inexpiable.
- The guilt of the murder was expiable only by death.
- The sin was so great that it was deemed expiable only through repentance and good works.
- The debt was so large that it seemed expiable only by selling all of one's possessions.
- The mistake was so egregious that it was thought to be expiable only by a public apology.
- The offense was so severe that it was considered expiable only by a lengthy prison sentence.
- The transgression was so grave that it was believed to be expiable only by a lifetime of service to others.
- The indiscretion was so damaging that it was thought to be expiable only by resignation from office.
- The blunder was so costly that it was deemed expiable only by paying a huge sum of money.
- The error was so embarrassing that it was believed to be expiable only by hiding away from society.
FAQs About the word expiable
capable of being atoned forCapable of being expiated or atoned for; as, an expiable offense; expiable guilt.
correct,compensate, repay, redeem, amend, reimburse, make good for,atone (for), rectify, mend
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The crime was so heinous that it was considered inexpiable.
The guilt of the murder was expiable only by death.
The sin was so great that it was deemed expiable only through repentance and good works.
The debt was so large that it seemed expiable only by selling all of one's possessions.
