practicable — adj. feasible practicable to + inf. (it was not practicable to put up a new building there) * * * [ præktɪkəb(ə)l] [ feasible ] practicable to + inf. (it was not practicable to put up a new building there) … Combinatory dictionary
practicable — 1 feasible, *possible Analogous words: operating or operable, working or workable, functioning (see corresponding verbs at ACT) Antonyms: impracticable 2 Practicable, practical are not close synonyms and not interchangeable, but they are… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Practicable breach — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
practicable — I adjective achievable, attainable, capable of being done, doable, effectible, feasible, not too difficult, obtainable, operable, performable, possible, practical, realizable, reasonable, within reach, within the bounds of possibility, workable… … Law dictionary
practicable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be done or put into practice successfully. DERIVATIVES practicability noun practicably adverb. USAGE Although they are related, practicable and practical do not mean exactly the same thing: practicable means ‘able to be done … English terms dictionary
not too difficult — index practicable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
practicable — adj. (formal) VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ perfectly ▪ reasonably … Collocations dictionary
practicable — prac|ti|ca|ble [ˈpræktıkəbəl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: praticable, from pratiquer to put into practice ] a practicable way of doing something is possible in a particular situation ▪ The only practicable course of action is to sell… … Dictionary of contemporary English
practicable — [[t]præ̱ktɪkəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If a task, plan, or idea is practicable, people are able to carry it out. [FORMAL] It is not reasonably practicable to offer her the original job back... Teachers can only be expected to do what… … English dictionary
practical / practicable — Practical refers to being easily used and put into practice: A Swiss Army knife has many practical uses. Practicable means feasible or possible : It is not always practicable for a busy person to use this tool … Confused words