Obligable

Obligable
Obligable Ob"li*ga*ble, a. Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is obligable; and another is not. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]


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