Judgeable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be evaluated, weighed, or assessed in order to reach a considered opinion or verdict
2. Open to having its merits or qualities determined through careful examination and comparison
3. Suitable for being appraised or decided upon by someone exercising critical discernment

Etymology: "Judgeable" is a plain compound: the noun-turned-verb "judge" with the suffix "-able," which means "capable of being." Its ancestor was the Middle English "jugeable," built the same way from "juge," the Middle English form of "judge," and the suffix, which came into English from French "-able" and ultimately from Latin "-abilis." The sense is literal and direct: something judgeable is something that can be judged, that is, submitted to a verdict or assessment. English formed many words this way, so "judgeable" follows the pattern of "readable," "lovable," and "washable," each taking a verb and adding the sense of possibility.

Synonyms: assessable, appraisable