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Forgivable   /fɔrgˈɪvəbəl/  /fərgˈɪvəbəl/   Listen
Forgivable

adjective
1.
Easily excused or forgiven.  Synonyms: excusable, venial.





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"Forgivable" Quotes from Famous Books



... precious possession only, he procures for his friend Gyges an opportunity to see her unveiled. But she, an Indian princess, is, in Christine Hebbel's words, a convolution of veils; her veil is inseparable from herself; and the brutal violation of her modesty is a less forgivable crime than the taking of her life would be. The wearing of a veil may be a foolish custom; but use and want hallow even the trivial. Half of our law is based upon precedent, and we are protected at every turn by unwritten law, which is nothing else than precedent. Mankind needs ...
— The German Classics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. IX - Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig • Various
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... least forgivable form," said Lady Sellingworth. "Jealousy which is not bound up with the affections is a cold and hideous thing. But I cannot understand a love which is incapable of jealousy. In fact, I don't think I could believe it to be ...
— December Love • Robert Hichens
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