attributable

Etymology

attribute + -able

adj

  1. Capable of being attributed.
    His lack of conversation is attributable to his shyness.
    The Shark Attack File shows twenty-seven attacks, definitely attributable to Galeocerdo cuvieri, and they have occurred all over the world, from Australia to Florida. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 124
    [T]he ‘fun’ factor may be in part attributable the novelty of the feedback mechanism, and the sense of fun might wear thin after longer exposure to the feedback method. 2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1090
  2. Allowed to be attributed.

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