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Webster 1913 Edition


Expiable

Ex′pi-a-ble

,
Adj.
[See
Expiate
.]
Capable of being expiated or atoned for;
as, an
expiable
offense;
expiable
guilt.
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Expiable

EX'PIABLE

,
Adj.
[L. expiabilis. See Expiate.]
That may be expiated; that may be atoned for and done away; as an expiable offense; expiable guilt.

Definition 2024


expiable

expiable

English

Adjective

expiable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being expiated or atoned for.
    an expiable offence