Accountable \Ac*count"a*ble\, a.

1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.

2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.]

True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. --B. Whichcote.

Syn: Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)