trafficable

[ traf-i-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that can be traveled upon:

   a trafficable road.

2. suitable for marketing, commercial dealings, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trafficable¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; traffic + -able

Example Sentences

Absorbing this white text on a red background, though, it was hard not to feel the specter of another highly trafficable recent use of white text on a fire-red background to convey messages of bombast and exclusion.

From New York Times

Mr Bobridge, 28, was arrested in Perth on Wednesday on five charges of selling and supplying MDMA, including two of a trafficable quantity, police said.

From BBC

The areas that we're walking around in — they're not trafficable by these vehicles.

From Time

Related Words

• bankable
• profitable