obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.-capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.-correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.-proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.-equal; equivalent; adequate.