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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.
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Prac′ti-ca-ble-ness
,
Noun.
–
Prac′ti-ca-bly
,
adv.