Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlaɪəbl̩/
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• Rhymes: -aɪəbəl

Adjective

liable (comparative more liable, superlative most liable)

1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
   
   * 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. 34.
   The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
   
   
2. Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident.

Anagrams

• Alphagram: abeill
• alible
• Biella
• labile

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