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- noun Common misspelling of
forgivable .
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Examples
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I fail to understand how being gay makes Walt Whitman "forgiveable".
TOC: The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF edited by Mike Ashley 2009
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Clunky characters and minimal plotting are forgiveable in twenty pages.
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The characters in To Kill a Mockingbird might be considered two-dimensional and walking props, but even so it's forgiveable for such a work of fiction.
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The characters in To Kill a Mockingbird might be considered two-dimensional and walking props, but even so it's forgiveable for such a work of fiction.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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This film relies heavily on practical effects and real locations, so its short patches of slightly dodgy CGI are immensely forgiveable.
Fantastic Fest Day One - Paranormal Activity, Gentlemen Broncos + more » Scene-Stealers 2009
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Clunky characters and minimal plotting are forgiveable in twenty pages.
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Doesn't matter who occupies the white house, that amount of dsrespect is not forgiveable.
Wilson says no more apologies for outburst against president 2009
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Its forgiveable in the case of Hillary Clinton for practical political reasons but otherwise completely unnecessary.
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And not just fail - which is forgiveable - but not to give himself a chance - which is not.
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And the magnitude of this political screw-up (at least in the context of GOP politics) is so large that it's the final straw after a long string of more forgiveable gaffes -- incontrovertible proof (to Republicans and conservatives) that he doesn't belong in the job.
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