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Definition of Forgivably
1. Adverb. In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree. "He was excusably late"
Partainyms: Excusable, Forgivable, Pardonable
Antonyms: Inexcusably, Unforgivably, Unpardonably
Definition of Forgivably
1. Adverb. In a forgivable way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forgivably
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forgivably
Literary usage of Forgivably
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"... and to name the earliest and the latest verses among utterances forgivably
imperfect. But striking away from Keats's fame all which refuses to cohere, ..."
2. Modern Men and Mummers by Hesketh Pearson (1922)
"And he wasn't half as conceited as he might forgivably have been. He was gifted
with a handsome presence and a superb voice. ..."
3. The American Stage of To-day by Walter Prichard Eaton (1908)
"... so Mr. Moody might forgivably have been more careless about probability than
he was — if he was careless at all, which I do not for a moment admit. ..."
4. The Laurentians: The Hills of the Habitant by Thomas Morris Longstreth (1922)
"The Amazon was in the seventh heaven, whence she descended only at forgivably
rare intervals to recall a cousin. Only once did we have the piano. ..."
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