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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
li·a·ble    Audio Help   [lahy-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action.
2.subject or susceptible: to be liable to heart disease.
3.likely or apt: He's liable to get angry.
[Origin: 1535–45; < AF li(er) to bind (< L ligāre) + -able]

—Synonyms 1. obliged, accountable.
—Usage note Liable is often interchangeable with likely in constructions with a following infinitive where the sense is that of probability: The Sox are liable (or likely) to sweep the Series. Some usage guides, however, say that liable can be used only in contexts in which the outcome is undesirable: The picnic is liable to be spoiled by rain. This use occurs often in formal writing but not to the exclusion of use in contexts in which the outcome is desirable: The drop in unemployment is liable to stimulate the economy. Apt may also be used in place of liable or likely in all the foregoing examples. See also apt, likely.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  liable
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Legally obligated.
Synonyms:  accountable, amenable, answerable, responsible
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  liable
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Tending to incur.
Synonyms:  open, prone, subject, susceptible, susceptive, vulnerable
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  inclined
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Having or showing a tendency or likelihood.
Synonyms:  apt, disposed, given, likely, prone
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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