practicably.html - See: IN PRACTICE also INTO PRACTICE, MAKE A PRACTICE OF, OUT OF PRACTICE.

practicably.html - adj.
1 that can be done or used.
2 possible in practice.

practicability n. practicableness n. practicably adv. [F praticable f. pratiquer put into practice (as PRACTICAL)]

practicably.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 of or concerned with practice or use rather than theory.
2 suited to use or action; designed mainly to fulfil a function (practical shoes).
3 (of a person) inclined to action rather than speculation; able to make things function well.
4 a that is such in effect though not nominally (for all practical purposes). b virtual (in practical control).
5 feasible; concerned with what is actually possible (practical politics).

--n.

a practical examination or lesson.

practical joke a humorous trick played on a person. practical joker a person who plays practical jokes.

practicality n. (pl. -ies). practicalness n. [earlier practic f. obs. F practique or LL practicus f. Gk praktikos f. prasso do, act]

practicably.html - adv.
1 virtually, almost (practically nothing).
2 in a practical way.

practicably.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 habitual action or performance (the practice of teaching; makes a practice of saving).
2 a habit or custom (has been my regular practice).
3 a repeated exercise in an activity requiring the development of skill (to sing well needs much practice). b a session of this (time for target practice).
4 action or execution as opposed to theory.
5 the professional work or business of a doctor, lawyer, etc. (has a practice in town).
6 an established method of legal procedure.
7 procedure generally, esp. of a specified kind (bad practice).

--v.

tr. & intr. US var. of PRACTISE.

in practice 1 when actually applied; in reality.
2 skilful because of recent exercise in a particular pursuit. out of practice lacking a former skill from lack of recent practice. put into practice actually apply (an idea, method, etc.). [ME f. PRACTISE, after advice, device]

practicably.html - n.
a worker; a practitioner. [obs. F practicien f. practique f. med.L practica f. Gk praktike fem. of praktikos: see PRACTICAL]