·adj Equal; equivalent; adequate.
II. Answerable ·adj Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
III. Answerable ·adj Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
IV. Answerable ·adj Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.
V. Answerable ·adj Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.