practiceable
/ˈpɹæktɪsəbəl/
practiceable is the alternative form of practicable.
Meaning of practicable
Adjective
practicable (not comparable)
- Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
- Those who have concerned themselves exclusively with what seemed practicable in the existing state of opinion have constantly found that even this has rapidly become politically impossible as the result of changes in a public opinion which they have done nothing to guide.1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 433
- Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
- Available for use; accessible or employable.
- 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.1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle
Forms of practiceable
| comparative | more practiceable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most practiceable |
Origin of practiceable
From practice (verb) + -able.
Questions about practiceable
- What is practiceable the alternative form of?
- Practiceable is the alternative form of practicable.
- How do you pronounce practiceable?
- Practiceable is pronounced /ˈpɹæktɪsəbəl/.
Words near practiceable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: practiceable (page history and authors); practicable (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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