Alible

/ˈæl.ɪ.bəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be used as an alibi or capable of serving as an excuse; capable of being alibied.

Etymology

From 'alibi' with the suffix '-able' (meaning 'capable of'). This is a theoretically possible English adjective, though rarely used in actual practice.

Kelly Says

English's incredible flexibility with suffixes means we can invent words like this on the fly—'alible' should mean something is 'capable of being an alibi,' but it's so rarely needed that it barely exists except in dictionaries.

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