practicable
adjective
prac·ti·ca·ble
ˈprak-ti-kə-bəl 
1
2
: capable of being used : usable
a practicable weapon
Synonyms
Examples of practicable in a Sentence
The idea is interesting but not practicable, I'm afraid.
a solution that is not practicable in the time available to us
Recent Examples on the Web
The proclamation encourages visitors in West Maui to depart the island as soon as safe and practicable.
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2023
Such an arrangement seems, at best, only circumstantially practicable.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
In case of an emergency or unforeseeable need, notify your employer as soon as practicable.
—Gisselle Medina, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
The math that explains why a donut is really the same shape as coffee mug but not a waste bin could be the key to making quantum computers practicable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2023
In broad strokes, the idea would be that Intel would aggressively ramp up its manufacturing capabilities by any means necessary in order to support production of Nvidia’s GPUs as soon as practicable.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 7 May 2023
From Concept to Capability DARPA is concerned with developing advanced technologies well ahead of what’s immediately practicable, and thus the HAWC program incepted in 2014 doesn’t seek to create a viable weapon, but rather to refine the pre-requisite propulsion and airframe technologies .
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
The order will direct the Attorney General to establish procedures to provide educational materials related to voter registration and voting, and to the extent practicable, to facilitate voter registration, for all eligible individuals in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
—al, 7 Mar. 2021
The suit further states that Slaughter and other RedHead sock customers have sustained economic injury and that, given the relatively small amount of damages at stake for any of the individual class members, individual litigation is not practicable, hence the class action suit.
—Steve Larese, Outside Online, 21 July 2022
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2023
Such an arrangement seems, at best, only circumstantially practicable.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
In case of an emergency or unforeseeable need, notify your employer as soon as practicable.
—Gisselle Medina, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
The math that explains why a donut is really the same shape as coffee mug but not a waste bin could be the key to making quantum computers practicable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2023
In broad strokes, the idea would be that Intel would aggressively ramp up its manufacturing capabilities by any means necessary in order to support production of Nvidia’s GPUs as soon as practicable.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 7 May 2023
From Concept to Capability DARPA is concerned with developing advanced technologies well ahead of what’s immediately practicable, and thus the HAWC program incepted in 2014 doesn’t seek to create a viable weapon, but rather to refine the pre-requisite propulsion and airframe technologies .
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
The order will direct the Attorney General to establish procedures to provide educational materials related to voter registration and voting, and to the extent practicable, to facilitate voter registration, for all eligible individuals in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
—al, 7 Mar. 2021
The suit further states that Slaughter and other RedHead sock customers have sustained economic injury and that, given the relatively small amount of damages at stake for any of the individual class members, individual litigation is not practicable, hence the class action suit.
—Steve Larese, Outside Online, 21 July 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Practicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practicable. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.
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practicable
adjective
prac·ti·ca·ble
ˈprak-ti-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being done, put into practice, or accomplished : feasible
a practicable plan
2
: usable
a practicable weapon
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