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.
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Order and privilege are condemned; total democracy, as direct as practicable, is the professed radical ideal.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
tankhughes commented on the word practicable
Practical, as able to be put into practice as possible.
March 2, 2023