— answerability, answerableness , n. — answerably , adv.
/an"seuhr euh beuhl, ahn"-/ , adj.
1. liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
2. capable of being answered: a question answerable by mail.
3. proportionate; correlative (usually fol. by to ).
4. corresponding; suitable (usually fol. by to ): The amount is not answerable to my needs.
[ 1540-50; ANSWER + -ABLE ]