practicably
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5.2
- adverb
- /ˈpræktɪkəbli/
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practicablemente
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Examples
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In 1876, Duncan wrote: "This nation reached advancement, we think, when the proposal takes its indigent orphan children and becomes indeed a mother to them, was practicably adopted in the shape of an Orphan Asylum with its four square miles of grounds attached."
Academic text (2010) -
Organizations should continue to reduce the risk, so far as the benefits practicably outweigh the consequences.
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Still, a Cabinet line of succession is the most constitutionally and practicably sound option, as was thought by Congress in 1886 and again in 1947, though the 1947 law restored the legislative officers at the beginning of the line.
Academic text (2014) -
While ethnic, social, and economic needs necessitated ongoing contact with the paesani, sustained association was justified only inasmuch as practicably required and in the hope, finally, of converting their compatriots to the Gospel message.
Academic text (2000) -
But even if all new cars are fitted with the best available technologies that do not entail excessive costs, there remain the decisive questions of enforcement and maintenance—of ensuring that vehicles actually comply with technically achievable and practicably feasible emission standards.
Academic text (1990) -
The team agreed to complete the project in a way that was practicably achievable within the deadline.
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To improve efficiency, the company implemented changes that were practicably beneficial for all employees.
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We must approach our goals in a practicably sustainable manner to ensure long-term success.
Synonyms
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2.5
In a way that works in real life
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3.9
In a way that can be done with the things you have
Antonyms
How Feasible
Surface Forms
Morphology
practicably = practicable (transparent) = practic + able + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'practicable', a standard and obvious derivation for learners.
Etymology
Practicably comes from the everyday word practice and the adjective practical, both from an old idea of 'doing' or 'acting'. So, to do something practicably is to do it in a way that can really be done, in other words 'able to be put into practice'.