certifiable

English

Adjective

certifiable (comparative more certifiable, superlative most certifiable)

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

Synonyms

• (mentally ill): insane, mad, nuts

Translations

that can or must be certified

Italian: attestabile (it), certificabile (it), constatabile (it)

Manx: yn-teishtey (gv)

mentally ill

Noun

certifiable (plural certifiables)

1. (informal) A crazy person.
   • 2009 August 22, Bob Herbert, “Voices of Anxiety”, New York Times:

     Forget the certifiables who are scrawling Hitler mustaches on pictures of the president.

Anagrams

• rectifiable