explicable

[ ek-spli-kuh-buhl, ik-splik-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being explained.

explicable

/ ˈɛksplɪkəbəl; ɪkˈsplɪk- /

adjective

1. capable of being explained

Other Words From

• non·expli·ca·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of explicable¹

1550–60; < Latin explicābilis, equivalent to explicā ( re ) to explicate + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

But given artistic director Thomas Jolly’s idiosyncratic opening show, set upon the Seine, one would have expected something interesting, if not on its own explicable.

From Los Angeles Times

What vague narrative there is comes across as barely explicable.

From Los Angeles Times

The supernatural aura of the season so far may well be explicable, tied to the fears and anxieties of a community that spends the winter padding around in the dark.

From New York Times

Dr Marnerides said in his opinion there was "no evidence that a natural disease would explain his death" and concluded that death was "explicable on the basis of air embolism".

From BBC

Both the winner and the commentator can look like geniuses explaining the perfectly explicable course of events.

From Washington Times