Answerability
liable to be asked to give account; responsible:
He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
capable of being :
a question answerable by mail.
proportionate; correlative (usually followed by to).
corresponding; suitable (usually followed by to):
The amount is not answerable to my needs.
adjective
(postpositive; foll by for or to) responsible or accountable: answerable for someone’s safety, answerable to one’s boss
able to be answered
adj.
“liable to be held responsible,” 1540s, from answer (v.) + -able. Less-common meaning “able to be answered” is from 1690s.
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