practicable
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practicable
- /ˈpɹæktɪkəbəl/
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Borrowed from Latin prācticābilis, partly modelled on Middle French praticable. By surface analysis, practice (verb) + -able.
adjective practiceable · practisable · practiseable
- Capable of being accomplished; feasible. Those who have concerned themselves exclusively with what seemed practicable in the existing state of opinion have constantly found that even this has rapidly become politically impossible as the result of changes in a public opinion which they have done nothing to guide.
- Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
- 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.
Similar: usable · Opposite: impracticable
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: usable · Opposite: impracticable
Translations
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adj capable of being accomplished
| Español | realizable, alcanzable, factible, asequible, practicable |
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| Română | practicabil |
adj serving a useful function; functional or handy
| Română | funcțional, folosibil |
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adj available for use; accessible or employable
| Română | funcționabil, practicabil |
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