adj
certifiable
Certifiable (adj) means Able to be officially confirmed or verified. Example: “The accountant provided certifiable proof of the company's earnings.”
adj
1
Able to be officially confirmed or verified.
"The accountant provided certifiable proof of the company's earnings."
2
Informal: so irrational or extreme in behavior as to seem mentally ill; crazy.
"He's certifiable if he thinks that plan will work."
"If any person said to you in 1950 that in seventeen years Miss Stalin would defect to the West, you would rightly have considered that person certifiable. She has now done it, with impressive smoothness and conviction."
— Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter (2015)
How to use certifiable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAble to be officially proven, or (informally) so crazy it seems clinical.
When to use it
The "crazy" sense is informal and can be seen as flippant about mental illness — use carefully.
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Word forms
- Plural
- certifiables
- Comparative
- more certifiable
- Superlative
- most certifiable
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Etymology
Formed from certify + -able.
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What does “certifiable” mean?
The word “certifiable” means able to be officially confirmed or verified. In plain terms, able to be officially proven, or (informally) so crazy it seems clinical.
How do you use “certifiable” in a sentence?
Here is “certifiable” used in a sentence: “The accountant provided certifiable proof of the company's earnings.”
What part of speech is “certifiable”?
“Certifiable” is an adjective.
How many meanings does “certifiable” have?
“Certifiable” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: able to be officially confirmed or verified.
