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

Everything he said and did in that brief appearance, up to and including his now-infamous confusion of Mexico with Egypt, is defensible or at least explicable when viewed through the distortion lens of American partisan politics.

From Salon

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

The nearly 230 additional infant deaths in 2022 may be partially explicable by the state’s rising birth rates.

From Slate