a.
Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God? Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
What wit and policy of man is answerable to their discreet and orderly course? Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
This revelation . . . was answerable to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Had the valor of his soldiers been answerable, he had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost bounds of Britain. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent. [ 1913 Webster ]