1. Morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
   "parents are answerable for their child's acts"
    
2. Liable to account for one's actions
   "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one";
   - accountable
    
3. Capable of being answered
   "The answerable question stumped none of the contestants"

See also: responsible, soluble