the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Capable of being or liable to be ascribed, imputed, or attributed; ascribable; imputable: as, the fault is not attributable to the author.
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adj. capable of being attributed
Word Usage
"He finds “misuse of the offending term attributable to spurious erudition on the part of the writers combined with scientific illiteracy on the part of copy editors.”"