answerable
adjective
an·swer·able
ˈan(t)-s(ə-)rə-bəl 
1
: liable to be called to account : responsible
The specialists who design the programs work for and are answerable to distant development agencies.—
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Adam Smith2
: capable of being answered or refuted
There has been a controversy on the question of whether the species was genetically closer to the horse or to the zebra. This question may possibly be answerable now that DNA from the three species is available for comparison.—Harold M. Schmeck, Jr.
Harold M. Schmeck, Jr.an answerable assertion
4
archaic
: corresponding, similar
Examples of answerable in a Sentence
a powerful businesswoman who seems to think that she's answerable to no one
you are answerable for your own conduct at all times
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Finally, accountability refers to the publisher being answerable and responsible for their work, such as making corrections.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Getting this message across to executives—answerable to shareholders—and trying to give them a path forward is hard.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Sep. 2024
The question about the existence (or not) of extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way may therefore be answerable only via an aggressive astronomical search for life itself.
—Mario Livio, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
Immaturity now struts in the public sphere, answerable to no one.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Getting this message across to executives—answerable to shareholders—and trying to give them a path forward is hard.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Sep. 2024
The question about the existence (or not) of extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way may therefore be answerable only via an aggressive astronomical search for life itself.
—Mario Livio, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
Immaturity now struts in the public sphere, answerable to no one.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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answerable
adjective
an·swer·able
ˈan(t)s-(ə-)rə-bəl
1
: getting the credit or blame for one's acts or decisions : responsible
2
: capable of being answered or proved wrong
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