Al*low"a*ble (#), a. [F. allouable.]

1.

Praiseworthy; laudable.

[Obs.]

Hacket.

2.

Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.

 

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