practisable
practisable is the rare 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 practisable
| comparative | more practisable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most practisable |
Origin of practisable
From practise + -able.
Questions about practisable
- What is practisable the rare form of?
- Practisable is the rare form of practicable.
Words near practisable in the dictionary
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