Certifiable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Certifiable is an adjective meaning (of a document) That can or must be certified.
Meaning
(of a document) That can or must be certified.
More Meanings
- (informal, of a person) Mentally ill to such an extent that involuntary institutionalization is appropriate; crazy.
- (informal) A crazy person.
Example Sentences
Forget the certifiables who are scrawling Hitler mustaches on pictures of the president.
If any person said to you in 1950 that in seventeen years Miss Stalin would defect to the West, you would rightly have considered that person certifiable. She has now done it, with impressive smoothness and conviction.
Word Forms
- certifiables
Synonyms for certifiable
Depending on context, synonyms include insane, mad, certified.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include insane, certificated, certificate, delusional, wack, daffy.
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