adj equal; equivalent; adequate.
2. answerable ·adj correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
3. answerable ·adj capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
4. answerable ·adj proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.
5. answerable ·adj 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.