Word
abdicable
Phoneticsab·di·ca·ble
Definition
adj. describing a duty or right that someone can choose to give up or stop doing.
adj. capable of being abandoned, renounced, or surrendered. Often describes a formal right or a moral obligation that can be relinquished by the holder.
Examples
“The king had the abdicable right to leave the throne.”
“The treaty included several abdicable clauses that allowed either nation to withdraw from the agreement if certain conditions were met.”
“While some responsibilities are non-negotiable, others are abdicable, requiring a conscious decision to relinquish power or influence in favor of a more passive role.”
Examples
simple
“The king had the abdicable right to leave the throne.”
contextual
“The treaty included several abdicable clauses that allowed either nation to withdraw from the agreement if certain conditions were met.”
complex
“While some responsibilities are non-negotiable, others are abdicable, requiring a conscious decision to relinquish power or influence in favor of a more passive role.”
Etymology
From abdicate + -able.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.