liable

liable is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. adjective. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

   "he is apt to lose"

   "she is liable to forget"

   Synonyms: apt

4. adjective. held legally responsible

   "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"

5. adjective. (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with

   "liable to diabetes"

   Synonyms: nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant

6. adjective. subject to legal action

   "liable to criminal charges"

Synonyms

apt, nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in liable:

alible, belial, labile

Common word forms

liableness

Words from these letters

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