not practicable

  • 1practicable — adj. feasible practicable to + inf. (it was not practicable to put up a new building there) * * * [ præktɪkəb(ə)l] [ feasible ] practicable to + inf. (it was not practicable to put up a new building there) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 2practicable — 1 feasible, *possible Analogous words: operating or operable, working or workable, functioning (see corresponding verbs at ACT) Antonyms: impracticable 2 Practicable, practical are not close synonyms and not interchangeable, but they are… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 3Practicable — Prac ti*ca*ble, a. [LL. practicare to act, transact, fr. L. practicus active, Gr. ?: 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Practicable breach — Practicable Prac ti*ca*ble, a. [LL. practicare to act, transact, fr. L. practicus active, Gr. ?: cf. F. practicable, pratiquer to practice. See {Practical}.] 1. That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5practicable — I adjective achievable, attainable, capable of being done, doable, effectible, feasible, not too difficult, obtainable, operable, performable, possible, practical, realizable, reasonable, within reach, within the bounds of possibility, workable… …

    Law dictionary

  • 6practicable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be done or put into practice successfully. DERIVATIVES practicability noun practicably adverb. USAGE Although they are related, practicable and practical do not mean exactly the same thing: practicable means ‘able to be done …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7not too difficult — index practicable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 8practicable — adj. (formal) VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ perfectly ▪ reasonably …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 9practicable — prac|ti|ca|ble [ˈpræktıkəbəl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: praticable, from pratiquer to put into practice ] a practicable way of doing something is possible in a particular situation ▪ The only practicable course of action is to sell… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10practicable — [[t]præ̱ktɪkəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If a task, plan, or idea is practicable, people are able to carry it out. [FORMAL] It is not reasonably practicable to offer her the original job back... Teachers can only be expected to do what… …

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