Available Definitions:
1) a. - 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.
2) a. - Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
3) a. - Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
4) a. - Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.
5) a. - Equal; equivalent; adequate.