expiable

1. 1.

   capable of being atoned for

   Similarpardonable

Questions about expiable

What does expiable mean?

expiable means "capable of being atoned for".

How many syllables are in expiable?

expiable has 4 syllables: ex-pi-a-ble. The stress falls on "pi".

Is expiable a common word?

expiable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.