Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of being effected, done, or put into practice; feasible. synonym: possible.
- adjective Usable for a specified purpose.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being performed or effected; performable; possible in point of execution.
- Capable of being practised.
- Capable of being used: as, a practicable road; a practicable breach.
- In theatrical, capable of real use, in distinction from something merely simulated: as, a practicable door, bridge, or window.
- Suitable for practice, fulfilment, or execution; hence, desirable; advantageous.
- Synonyms Practical, Practicable (see
impracticable ). Possible, Practicable, Possible notes that which may or might be performed if the necessary powers or means can or could be obtained; practicable is limited to things which may be performed by the means that one possesses or can obtain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible
- adjective Capable of being used; passable
- adjective (Mil.) a breach which admits of approach and entrance by an assailing party.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being accomplished;
feasible . - adjective Serving a useful function;
useful ,functional orhandy . - adjective Available for use;
accessible oremployable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
- adjective usable for a specific purpose
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We might at least remember that what we call practicable justice has never yet attained the gracious results of Christ's romantic justice.
The Empire of Love William J. Dawson 1891
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Order and privilege are condemned; total democracy, as direct as practicable, is the professed radical ideal.
Think Progress » Saudi Prince Calls Murdoch And Changes Fox News 2005
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Atlantic unity, with bonds as loose as we have them, as tight as may be practicable, is a safer bet than European union.
Britain Versus EuropeThe Schuman Plan and German Revival 1950
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In the case of the King, the only amends practicable is the restoration of the Ministers possessing the confidence of the country.
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When a government takes control of a failing firm and injects capital but with the plan to divest as soon as practicable, that is a receivership/conservatorship, not socialism. abb1 says:
Matthew Yglesias » Americans Don’t Like “Socialism” But Many Democrats Do 2010
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It assumes that to be practicable, which is impossible, namely, that there can be freedom with slavery, union with injustice, and safety with blood guiltiness.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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It assumes that to be practicable, which is impossible, namely, that there can be freedom with slavery, union with injustice, and safety with bloodguiltiness.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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It assumes that to be practicable, which is impossible, namely, that there can be freedom with slavery, union with injustice, and safety with bloodguiltiness.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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This route was described as practicable for camels, and ran through lands belonging to tribes whose headmen were with me, a fact which should, I thought, ensure our being free from attack.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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It assumes that to be practicable, which is impossible, namely, that there can be freedom with slavery, union with injustice, and safety with blood guiltiness.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
tankhughes commented on the word practicable
Practical, as able to be put into practice as possible.
March 2, 2023