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Allowable vs Rightful - What's the difference?

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Allowable is a related term of rightful.


As adjectives the difference between allowable and rightful

is that allowable is appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable while rightful is by right, by law.

allowable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
  • Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
  • Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
  • Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
  • (obsolete) Praiseworthy.

    • Synonyms

    * (permissible) leveful

    Derived terms

    * allowableness * allowably

    rightful

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • By right, by law.
    • Who shall pull this sword from the stone is rightful king of England. (w)

    Antonyms

    * wrongful * unrightful

    Related terms

    * right, -ful