Liable vs Acceptable - What's the difference?
liable | acceptable |
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
Likely.
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable'' present, one ''acceptable to us.
Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
As adjectives the difference between liable and acceptable
is that liable is bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable while acceptable is capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable'' present, one ''acceptable to us.liable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
- The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
- Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.