practicable

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prac·ti·ca·ble / ˈpraktikəbəl/ • adj. able to be done or put into practice successfully: the measures will be put into effect as soon as is reasonably practicable. ∎  able to be used; useful: signal processing can let you transform a signal into a practicable form.DERIVATIVES: prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty / ˌpraktikəˈbilətē/ n.prac·ti·ca·bly / -blē/ adv.