applicable

[ ap-li-kuh-buhl, uh-plik-uh- ]
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adjective
  1. applying or capable of being applied; usable: an applicable rule;a solution that is applicable to the problem.

  2. appropriate or relevant; apropos; pertinent.

Origin of applicable

1
First recorded in 1400–50; from Latin applic(āre) “to apply ” + -able, or from Middle French applicable, Medieval Latin applicābilis; replacing late Middle English appliable

Other words for applicable

Other words from applicable

  • ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty [uh-plik-uh-bil-i-tee], /əˌplɪk əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun
  • ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb
  • non·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjective
  • non·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun
  • un·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjective
  • un·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun
  • un·ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb

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How to use applicable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for applicable

applicable

/ (ˈæplɪkəbəl, əˈplɪkə-) /


adjective
  1. being appropriate or relevant; able to be applied; fitting

Derived forms of applicable

  • applicability or applicableness, noun
  • applicably, adverb

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