practicable
English edit
Etymology edit
From French praticable.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
practicable (not comparable)
- Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
- 1986, Fred Matheny, Solo Cycling: How to Train and Race Bicycle Time Trials, page 136:
- The law in most states says that cyclists must ride as far to the right as is practicable.
- 2010 September 13, Publishers Weekly, Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians[1]:
- This sober and unflinching analysis should be read and reckoned with by anyone concerned with practicable change in the long-suffering region.
- Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
- Available for use; accessible or employable.
- 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
- 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.
Usage notes edit
Example of use contrasted with practical:
- "While others might agree that it was practical to rewrite the entire section, it was not truly practicable given other considerations."
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
capable of being accomplished; feasible
|
serving a useful function; functional or handy
|
available for use; accessible or employable
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
|
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
practicable m or f (masculine and feminine plural practicables)
- practicable, feasible
- Antonym: impracticable
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “practicable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “practicable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “practicable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “practicable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
practicable m or f (masculine and feminine plural practicables)
- practicable, feasible
- Antonym: impracticable
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “practicable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014