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practicable

adj
/ˈpɹæktɪkəbəl/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from praticable
  2. borrowed from prācticābilis

Definitions

  1. Capable of being accomplished

    Capable of being accomplished; feasible.

    • The law in most states says that cyclists must ride as far to the right as is practicable.
    • This sober and unflinching analysis should be read and reckoned with by anyone concerned with practicable change in the long-suffering region.

  2. Serving a useful function

    Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.

  3. Available for use

    Available for use; accessible or employable.

    • I glanced up, — there was no trap door which led to the roof. No practicable nook or cranny, in which a living being could lie concealed, was anywhere at hand.

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Derived

practicability, practicableness, practicably, unpracticable

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at practicable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at practicable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at practicable

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA