Practicability


[prak-ti-kuh-buh l] /ˈpræk tɪ kə bəl/

adjective
1.
capable of being done, effected, or put into , with the available means; feasible:
a practicable solution.
2.
capable of being used:
a practicable gift.
3.
Theater. (of a stage property or part of a set) designed or constructed for actual use; a practicable window; practicable water faucets.
/ˈpræktɪkəbəl/
adjective
1.
capable of being done; feasible
2.
usable
720

from practicable + -ity.
adj.

1670s, from Middle French pratiquable (1590s), from pratiquer “to practice,” from Medieval Latin practicare “to practice” (see practical). Related: practicableness (1640s).

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