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certifiable

adjective cer·ti·fi·able \ˌsər-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl\

: crazy or insane

: real or genuine

Full Definition of CERTIFIABLE

1
a :  capable of being certified <certifiable teachers>
b :  genuine, authentic <a certifiable liar> <a certifiable movie star>
2
:  fit to be certified as insane :  crazy <downright certifiable behavior>
— cer·ti·fi·ably \-blē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CERTIFIABLE

1846

Related to CERTIFIABLE

Synonyms
bona fide, authentic, certified, dinkum [Australian & New Zealand], echt, genuine, honest, pukka (also pucka), real, right, sure-enough, true
Antonyms
bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, mock, phony (also phoney), pseudo, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious, unauthentic, unreal

Rhymes with CERTIFIABLE

classifiable, falsifiable, justifiable, notifiable, pacifiable, qualifiable, quantifiable, rectifiable, satisfiable, specifiable, undeniable, unifiable, verifiable

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