clarifiable
adjective C2
Plain meaning
able to be explained or made clearer
Exam-register meaning
In formal or high-level texts, it is used to describe able to be explained or made clearer, often with a precise or specialised tone.
In context
naturalHis response sounded clarifiable, so the conversation became difficult.
examThe passage presents a clarifiable assessment of the policy’s wider consequences.
Common collocations
a clarifiable responseclarifiable behavioura clarifiable situation
Watch out
Do not use “very clarifiable” automatically; some advanced adjectives already carry a strong meaning or need a more natural intensifier.
Word family
clarifiableness (noun, where natural)clarifiablely (adverb, where natural)