Definition of "pardonable" [par•don•a•ble]

• Capable of being pardoned. (adjective)

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• "Less pardonable is the reduction of Lincoln's complex politics to fuzzy psychological concepts like "growth," transforming the story of what was indeed a fiery political trial into a therapeutic fairy tale."
• "Is there a deception in the novel that you consider more "pardonable" than the others?"
• "I was rather glad he did go, for I felt that the village was rather dull for such a brilliant young fellow; and I had a kind of pardonable pride in thinking that he would be fully competent to meet on their own level any pretentious people that might stray hither from more civilized centres."