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Practicable
Prac′ti-ca-ble
,Adj.
[LL.
practicare
to act, transact, fr. L. practicus
active, Gr. [GREEK]: 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
, Noun.
Prac′ti-ca-bly
, adv.