attributable

English

Etymology

attribute +‎ -able

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈtɹɪbjuːtəbəl/

Adjective

attributable (not comparable)

Capable of being attributed.
His lack of conversation is attributable to his shyness.
- 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 124:
  The Shark Attack File shows twenty-seven attacks, definitely attributable to Galeocerdo cuvieri, and they have occurred all over the world, from Australia to Florida.
Allowed to be attributed.

Usage notes

Always used with to

Translations

capable of being attributed

French: attribuable (fr) m or f

Spanish: atribuible, imputable (es)

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