Demonstrable vs Certifiable - What's the difference?
demonstrable | certifiable |
(of a document) That can, or that must be certified.
(informal, of a person) Mentally ill to such an extent that involuntary institutionalization is appropriate; crazy.
(informal) A crazy person.
* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 22, author=Bob Herbert, title=Voices of Anxiety, work=New York Times
, passage=Forget the certifiables who are scrawling Hitler mustaches on pictures of the president. }}
As adjectives the difference between demonstrable and certifiable
is that demonstrable is able to be demonstrated while certifiable is (of a document) that can, or that must be certified.As a noun certifiable is
(informal) a crazy person.certifiable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (mentally ill): insane, mad, nutsDerived terms
* certifiablyNoun
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