'Practicable' definitions:
Definition of 'practicable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution" [syn: operable, practicable]
adjective
Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are [syn: feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable]
Definition of 'Practicable'
From: GCIDE
- Practicable \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon; a practicable road. [1913 Webster]
- Practicable breach (Mil.), a breach which admits of approach and entrance by an assailing party. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster] -- {Prac"ti*ca*ble*ness}, n. -- {Prac"ti*ca*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'practicable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Practicable'
- Practic,
- Practicability,
- Practicableness,
- Practicably,
- Practical,
- Practicality,
- Practicalize,
- Practically,
- Practicalness,
- Practice,
- Practiced,
- Practicer,
- Practicing,
- in practice,
- out of practice,
- Chamber practice,
- Practicable breach,
- Practical chemistry,
- Practical joke,
- Sharp practice,
- dental practice,
- family practice,
- for all practical purposes,
- group practice,
- law practice,
- medical practice,
- practical application,
- practical joker,
- practical nurse,
- practical politics,
- practice bundling,
- practice game,
- practice of law,
- practice of medicine,
- practice range,
- practice session,
- practice teacher,
- private practice,
- sexual practice,
- skull practice,
- target practice,
- licensed practical nurse