pardonableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːdn̩əbl/,

/ˈpɑːdnəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrd(ə)nəb(ə)l/

Forms: see pardon v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: pardon v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < pardon v. + -able suffix, after Middle French pardonnable (late 12th cent. in Old French in sense ‘that can be forgiven’; earlier in Anglo-Norman as pardunable in sense ‘merciful, forgiving’ (first half of the 12th cent.); French pardonnable). Compare Spanish perdonable (mid 15th cent. or earlier).The following apparent earlier example of pardonably probably shows a typographical error for pardonable: 1581 W. Fulke Reioynder Bristows Replie 361 Perhaps Bristowe will cauill, that euen that sinne is pardonably by Gods mercy, if God would.

That can be pardoned or forgiven; excusable.

a. Of an offence or fault.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] > excusable > of offences, etc.

pardonablea1500

veniala1616

a1500 (a1450) Partonope of Blois (BL Add.) (1912) 5481 (MED) Yowre herte to me stonte euer stable; Where-fore þys traspas ys pardonable [v.r. pardonabill].

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark iii. f. 23 Erroure and ignoraunce are pardonable.

1650 J. Rutter tr. P. Corneille Cid (ed. 2) ii. iv. sig. B4 Is he so vaine, has he so little reason, That he dares thinke his crime yet pardonable?

1684 E. Arwaker Elegy on Duchess of Ormond 1 Yet Silence here wou'd be Ingratitude, 'Tis then more pardonable to be rude.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 285. ¶3 Such little Blemishes..we should..impute to a pardonable Inadvertency.

1766 Ld. Chesterfield Lett. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2733 Ignorance is only pardonable in petticoats.

1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold iii. i. 75 Of all the lies that ever men have lied, Thine is the pardonablest.

1917 Science 26 Oct. 402/2 Pennsylvania can take a pardonable pride in the fact that five of the base hospital units..are under the direction of Pennsylvania men.

2003 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Mar. 30 He made a crucial error of judgment as early as the second corner of the first lap. Pardonable if committed by a hot-headed teenager..it was unacceptable from a seasoned grand prix driver.

b. Of an offender, or the condition of an offender. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] > excusable > of an offender

pardonable1638

venial1796

1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 118 The Italian women are more pardonable than the French.

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1826) III. iii. 68 I dare say your daughter is pardonable.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles vii. 191 To bring the culprit to a free confession, and so to put him in a pardonable state.

2003 Business World (Philippines) (Nexis) 19 June 5 He's alright, pardonable as he is probably one of my youngest fans.

Derivatives

ˈpardonableness n. the quality or condition of being pardonable.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > quality of being excusable

pardonablenessa1594

veniality1628

excusableness1657

excusability1701

venialness1727

a1594 R. Greenham Sweete & Assured Comfort (1595) sig. Hiiij^v Dauid was in this case, euen after hee had confessed his sin,..& was certainly perswaded of the pardonablenesse of it, throgh gods mercie.

1646 H. Hammond View Exceptions to Visct. Falkland's Disc. Infallibilitie 48 This difficulty of using this meanes, (and so pardonablenesse of erring).

1892 Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Aug. 514/2 A conviction of that neighbour's pardonableness.

ˈpardonably adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adverb] > excusably

veniallya1340

pardonably1604

excusablya1631

veniably1646

excusedly1654

1604 J. Burges in W. Covell Briefe Answer (1606) 22 Let the Kings Maiestie please to remember how pardonably good men [d]iffer in lighter things.

1646 H. Hammond View Exceptions to Visct. Falkland's Disc. Infallibilitie 48 Which difficulty being granted, will prove that in that matter the learned may erre pardonably.

1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. i. i. 23 The Stoicks absurdly..(but much more pardonably than..Mr. Hobbs) would have men to spring up like mushrooms out of the ground.

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe iii. 131 Our thoughts pardonably concentrated themselves on the..question of food.

1992 Guardian 2 Jan. 22/7 Their pardonably snobbish fear..is that the ville lumière risks becoming..that ‘gateway’ to the new theme park.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pardonable
释义	pardonableadj. Brit. /ˈpɑːdn̩əbl/, /ˈpɑːdnəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɑrd(ə)nəb(ə)l/ Forms: see pardon v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: pardon v., -able suffix. Etymology: < pardon v. + -able suffix, after Middle French pardonnable (late 12th cent. in Old French in sense ‘that can be forgiven’; earlier in Anglo-Norman as pardunable in sense ‘merciful, forgiving’ (first half of the 12th cent.); French pardonnable). Compare Spanish perdonable (mid 15th cent. or earlier).The following apparent earlier example of pardonably probably shows a typographical error for pardonable: 1581 W. Fulke Reioynder Bristows Replie 361 Perhaps Bristowe will cauill, that euen that sinne is pardonably by Gods mercy, if God would. That can be pardoned or forgiven; excusable. a. Of an offence or fault. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] > excusable > of offences, etc. pardonablea1500 veniala1616 a1500 (a1450) Partonope of Blois (BL Add.) (1912) 5481 (MED) Yowre herte to me stonte euer stable; Where-fore þys traspas ys pardonable [v.r. pardonabill]. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark iii. f. 23 Erroure and ignoraunce are pardonable. 1650 J. Rutter tr. P. Corneille Cid (ed. 2) ii. iv. sig. B4 Is he so vaine, has he so little reason, That he dares thinke his crime yet pardonable? 1684 E. Arwaker Elegy on Duchess of Ormond 1 Yet Silence here wou'd be Ingratitude, 'Tis then more pardonable to be rude. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 285. ¶3 Such little Blemishes..we should..impute to a pardonable Inadvertency. 1766 Ld. Chesterfield Lett. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2733 Ignorance is only pardonable in petticoats. 1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold iii. i. 75 Of all the lies that ever men have lied, Thine is the pardonablest. 1917 Science 26 Oct. 402/2 Pennsylvania can take a pardonable pride in the fact that five of the base hospital units..are under the direction of Pennsylvania men. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Mar. 30 He made a crucial error of judgment as early as the second corner of the first lap. Pardonable if committed by a hot-headed teenager..it was unacceptable from a seasoned grand prix driver. b. Of an offender, or the condition of an offender. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] > excusable > of an offender pardonable1638 venial1796 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 118 The Italian women are more pardonable than the French. 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1826) III. iii. 68 I dare say your daughter is pardonable. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles vii. 191 To bring the culprit to a free confession, and so to put him in a pardonable state. 2003 Business World (Philippines) (Nexis) 19 June 5 He's alright, pardonable as he is probably one of my youngest fans. Derivatives ˈpardonableness n. the quality or condition of being pardonable. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > quality of being excusable pardonablenessa1594 veniality1628 excusableness1657 excusability1701 venialness1727 a1594 R. Greenham Sweete & Assured Comfort (1595) sig. Hiiij^v Dauid was in this case, euen after hee had confessed his sin,..& was certainly perswaded of the pardonablenesse of it, throgh gods mercie. 1646 H. Hammond View Exceptions to Visct. Falkland's Disc. Infallibilitie 48 This difficulty of using this meanes, (and so pardonablenesse of erring). 1892 Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Aug. 514/2 A conviction of that neighbour's pardonableness. ˈpardonably adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adverb] > excusably veniallya1340 pardonably1604 excusablya1631 veniably1646 excusedly1654 1604 J. Burges in W. Covell Briefe Answer (1606) 22 Let the Kings Maiestie please to remember how pardonably good men [d]iffer in lighter things. 1646 H. Hammond View Exceptions to Visct. Falkland's Disc. Infallibilitie 48 Which difficulty being granted, will prove that in that matter the learned may erre pardonably. 1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. i. i. 23 The Stoicks absurdly..(but much more pardonably than..Mr. Hobbs) would have men to spring up like mushrooms out of the ground. 1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe iii. 131 Our thoughts pardonably concentrated themselves on the..question of food. 1992 Guardian 2 Jan. 22/7 Their pardonably snobbish fear..is that the ville lumière risks becoming..that ‘gateway’ to the new theme park. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1500
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