certifiable

English

Etymology

certify +‎ -able

Adjective

certifiable (comparative more certifiable, superlative most certifiable)

(of a document) That can, or that must be certified.
(informal, of a person) Mentally ill to such an extent that involuntary institutionalization is appropriate; crazy.

Synonyms

(mentally ill): insane, mad, nuts

Derived terms

certifiably

Translations

that can or must be certified

Catalan: certificable
Italian: attestabile, certificabile, constatabile

Manx: yn-teishtey
Spanish: certificable

mentally ill

Catalan: boig (ca)

Noun

certifiable (plural certifiables)

(informal) A crazy person.
- 2009 August 22, Bob Herbert, “Voices of Anxiety”, in New York Times‎:
  Forget the certifiables who are scrawling Hitler mustaches on pictures of the president.

Anagrams

rectifiable

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