expiable

[ ek-spee-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈɛk spi ə bəl /

adjective

capable of being expiated: an expiable crime.

Origin of expiable

1560–70; < Late Latin expiābilis, equivalent to expiā(re) to expiate + -bilis -ble

OTHER WORDS FROM expiable

non·ex·pi·a·ble, adjective un·ex·pi·a·ble, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for expiable

expiable
/ (ˈɛkspɪəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being expiated or atoned for