applicable

[ap-li-kuh-buhl, uh-plik-uh-]

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adjective

applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.

Origin of applicable

1400–50; < Latin applic(āre) to apply + -able, or < Middle French applicable, Medieval Latin applicābilis; replacing late Middle English appliable

Related formsap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, nounap·pli·ca·bly, adverbnon·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjectivenon·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, nounun·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, nounun·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjectiveun·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, nounun·ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb

Synonyms for applicable

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fitting, proper, germane, pertinent.

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Related Words for applicable

relevant, pertinent, germane, suited, useful, suitable, apposite, apropos, apt, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitting, kosher, legit, material, applicative, applicatory, associable

Examples from the Web for applicable

Contemporary Examples of applicable

APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION: This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
The Daily Beast Company LLC The New Alphas Sweepstakes Official Rules
December 9, 2014
“Kentucky Opportunity Coalition understands the applicable reporting regulations,” group treasurer Caleb Crosby wrote.
Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP
Center for Public Integrity
October 29, 2014
Libertarian political principles must be applicable to practical politics or what are political principals for?
My Coffee Klatch With Rand Paul
P. J. O’Rourke
September 27, 2014
I asked them to share what inspires them at the moment and, if applicable, what sherries they drink in the morning.
Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades
Jordan Salcito
June 15, 2014
Unfortunately, not all of it is true or applicable to your particular situation.
These Are the 7 Types of Patients That Drive Your Doctor Totally Bananas
Dr. Jennifer Caudle
February 6, 2014

Historical Examples of applicable

They are evidently as applicable to second as to first loves, I think.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
Micheals was certain that there were times when fighting fire with fire was not applicable.
The Leech
Phillips Barbee
If applicable to your situation, have you incorporated this idea in your daily life?
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis
Melvin Powers
And the old axiom is applicable—Fieri non debuit, factum valet.
English Past and Present
Richard Chevenix Trench
What applies to physical disease is just as applicable to mental disease.
The Necessity of Atheism
Dr. D.M. Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for applicable

applicable

adjective

being appropriate or relevant; able to be applied; fitting

Derived Formsapplicability or applicableness, nounapplicably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for applicable

adj.

1560s, "pliable," with -able + Latin applicare (see apply). Meaning "capable of being applied" is from 1650s; earlier in this sense was appliable (mid-15c.).