Capable of being pardoned or forgiven; not requiring the execution of penalty or the infliction of censure; venial: applied to either offense or offender.

Synonyms Excusable, etc. See venial.

adjective. Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the offender.

adjective. Capable of being pardoned.

adjective. admitting of being pardoned

"Less pardonable is the reduction of Lincoln's complex politics to fuzzy psychological concepts like "growth," transforming the story of what was indeed a fiery political trial into a therapeutic fairy tale."

excusable  expiable  forgivable  minor  venial  

allowable  crass  culpable  deep-seated  egregious  

admissible  allowable  condonable  defensible  dispensable