warrantbly

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warrantbly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Warrantable \War"rant*a*ble\, a.
     Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable;
     defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable
     by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable.
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           His meals are coarse and short, his employment
           warrantable, his sleep certain and refreshing. --South.
     [1913 Webster] -- War"rant*a*ble*ness, n. --
     War"rant*bly, adv.
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