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construable (adjective), more construable, most construable
1. Being able to make sense of, or to assign a meaning to something: Jack asked if the Latin sentence by Cicero was construable or not.
2. Capable of understanding an action, an event, a remark, etc. in a special way: Hank's behavior was construable because it was obviously a result of being very angry or of being very upset with his parents' divorce.
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