Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being held to the performance of what has been undertaken; true to a promise or contract; trustworthy in the performance of duty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Acknowledging, or complying with,
obligation ;trustworthy .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
oblige + -able
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Examples
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The main difference between people seems to be that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely — is obligable; and another is not.
Red Pottage 2004
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The main difference between people seems to be that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely -- is obligable -- and another is not.
Red Pottage Mary Cholmondeley 1892
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The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is obligable; and another is not.
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