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Meaning of PRACTICABLE

Pronunciation:  'praktukubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
  2. [adj]  usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"
 
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 Synonyms: feasible, operable, possible, practical, viable, workable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Prac"ti*ca*ble\, a. [LL. practicare to act,
transact, fr. L. practicus active, Gr. ?: cf. F. practicable,
pratiquer to practice. See {Practical}.]
1. That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done
   or accomplished with available means or resources;
   feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a
   practicable good.
2. Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon;
   a practicable road.
{Practicable breach} (Mil.), a breach which admits of
   approach and entrance by an assailing party.
Syn: Possible; feasible. -- {Practicable}, {Possible}. A
     thing may be possible, i. e., not forbidden by any law
     of nature, and yet may not now be practicable for want
     of the means requisite to its performance. --
     {Prac"ti*ca*ble*ness}, n. -- {Prac"ti*ca*bly}, adv.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: accessible, accomplishable, achievable, actable, attainable, banausic, compassable, doable, effective, effectual, efficient, employable, feasible, functional, handy, manageable, maneuverable, manipulatable, negotiable, operable, operatable, operative, overcomable, performable, possible, practical, pragmatic, realizable, serviceable, superable, surmountable, usable, useful, viable, workable
 

 

 

 

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