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(1):

(a.) Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.

(2):

(a.) Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

(3):

(a.) Equal; equivalent; adequate.

(4):

(a.) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

(5):

(a.) Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Answerable'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/answerable.html. 1828.
 
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