Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Capable of being accomplished; feasible.

  2. (not comparable)Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.

  3. (not comparable)Available for use; accessible or employable.

More definitions
  • usable for a specific purpose
  • capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The new plan was accounted practicable.

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  2. Her bold plan seemed to be too difficult, but before long it proved to be practicable.

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  3. So far as practicable, we children were made acquainted with the literature of places we were to visit before going there.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Borrowed from Latin prācticābilis, partly modelled on Middle French praticable. By surface

Borrowed from Latin prācticābilis, partly modelled on Middle French praticable. By surface analysis, practice (verb) + -able.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
capable of being accomplished:feasibleworkable
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

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