Accountably
subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
capable of being explained; explicable; explainable.
Historical Examples
At which, accountably to Lady Whyteleafe, Mrs. Freddy blushed and stumbled in this particular ‘speech.’
The Convert Elizabeth Robins
adjective
responsible to someone or for some action; answerable
able to be explained
adj.
“answerable,” literally “liable to be called to account,” c.1400 (mid-14c. in Anglo-French); see account (v.) + -able. Related: Accountably.
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