- Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account;
liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable;
responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be
answerable for a debt, or for damages. - Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a
satisfactory answer. - Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable. - Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an
achievement answerable to the preparation for it. - Equal; equivalent; adequate.
Meaning of 'Answerable' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . answerable
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Meaning (1): - morally or legally responsible to a higher authority