Practicable (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The team developed a practicable plan to reduce energy consumption in the building by 20%.
- A practicable solution to the traffic congestion problem was proposed by the city council.
- The engineers designed a practicable system for purifying water in remote areas.
- The new policy provides a practicable framework for addressing climate change.
- The researchers identified a practicable method for reducing waste in the manufacturing process.
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Meaning 2
Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- A feasible plan would have to be both desirable and practicable under current financial constraints.
- While building an amusement park in Antarctica may seem appealing, it's hardly practicable with today's technology.
- As she studied her notes, the chemistry experiment suddenly became more practicable for the classroom demonstration.
- Designers spent countless hours creating an architectural design that would be aesthetically pleasing and yet still practicable to implement on the construction site.
- Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions would require cooperation on a global scale and implementation of solutions that are scientifically practicable.