applicable

[ ap-li-kuh-buhl, uh-plik-uh- ]

/ ˈæp lɪ kə bəl, əˈplɪk ə- /

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adjective

applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.

Origin of applicable

1400–50; < Latin applic(āre) to apply + -able, or < Middle French applicable, Medieval Latin applicābilis; replacing late Middle English appliable

SYNONYMS FOR applicable

fitting, proper, germane, pertinent.

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OTHER WORDS FROM applicable

ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb non·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, noun non·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjective

non·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun un·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, noun un·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjective un·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun un·ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb

Words nearby applicable

appleton, appleton layer, appley, appliance, appliance garage, applicable, applicant, application, application program, applications package, applicative

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This unfortunately does present some questions of the applicability of the studies 20 years later.

David's Bookclub: Private Guns, Public Health |David Frum |March 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The first and supreme test is the applicability of such a plan.

Meretz Has Low Expectations For Lofty Goals |Emily L. Hauser |December 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Ironically, Zionists themselves provide the strongest support for the applicability of the Apartheid designation for Israel.

This Duck Is an Apartheid Duck |Yousef Munayyer |March 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Admitting there had been no such clause, he did not feel the weight or applicability of the reasoning.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton

But they differ considerably in their applicability for internal use.

The Action of Medicines in the System |Frederick William Headland
Beyond testing for gold and silver in this manner, I have not therefore examined the applicability of these methods further.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 |Various
Marage13 has an excellent summary of the methods with practical comments on their applicability.

Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 |Various
St. Paul evidently intended to teach the doctrine of progress, even in its applicability to man.

Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. |W. H. Rhodes

British Dictionary definitions for applicability

applicable

/ (ˈæplɪkəbəl, əˈplɪkə-) /

adjective

being appropriate or relevant; able to be applied; fitting

Derived forms of applicable

applicability or applicableness, noun applicably, adverb

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