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