Ac*count"a*ble (#), a. 1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.]
True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege.
B. Whichcote.
Syn. -- Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.
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