pardonable
adj/ˈpɑː(ɹ)dənəbəl/
Etymology Back-formation from unpardonable, equivalent to pardon + -able.
1
Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.
- Perhaps they set out to do too much, a more pardonable offence than doing too little.1951 July, “Notes and News: Recalling 160 Years”, in Railway Magazine, page 492:
- Derived terms
- pardonableness, pardonably