Both Uses of
liable
in
The House of Mirth
- "Simply that if one plays bridge for money in Lily's set one is liable to lose a great deal—and I don't suppose Lily always wins."†
Chpt 1.11 *
- You know there've been times when you were bothered—damned bothered—and as a girl gets older, and things keep moving along, why, before she knows it, the things she wants are liable to move past her and not come back.†
Chpt 1.15
Definition:
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(liable as in: is legally liable) legally responsible