SuaviloquyToday’s word

pardonable

Pardonable, a.

Etymology: [Cf. F. pardonnable.]

Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the offender; as, a pardonable fault, or culprit.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for pardonable; he lists it under venial.

Where he writes about it:

A venial offense is one readily overlooked; a pardonable offense requires more serious consideration, but on deliberation is found to be susceptible of pardon. — from venial

Synonyms

venialexcusableslighttrivial

Antonyms

inexcusableinexpiablemortalunjustifiableunpardonable

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