-d( ə )nəbəl adjective
Etymology: Middle French pardonable, pardonnable, from pardoner, pardonner + -able — more at pardon
: admitting of being pardoned : excusable
her heart innocent of the most pardonable guile — Joseph Conrad
• par·don·able·ness -nə̇s noun -es
• par·don·ably -blē, -bli adverb