Ascribable (Adjective)
Meaning
Capable of being assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The increase in quality was ascribable to the team's relentless efforts to improve their work processes.
- Rising global temperatures are ascribable to human activities, particularly the release of greenhouse gases.
- The financial troubles of the company were partially ascribable to poor management decisions.
- Researchers claim that the genetic mutations are ascribable to exposure to environmental pollutants.
- The novel's lack of commercial success was ascribable to inadequate marketing and promotion.