explicable

[ ek-spli-kuh-buhl, ik-splik-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being explained.

Origin of explicable

1
1550–60; <Latin explicābilis, equivalent to explicā(re) to explicate + -bilis-ble

Other words from explicable

  • non·ex·pli·ca·ble, adjective

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How to use explicable in a sentence

  • Love had eyes, love had a voice that night,-love was the explicable magic lifting terrestrial to seraphic.

British Dictionary definitions for explicable

explicable

/ (ˈɛksplɪkəbəl, ɪkˈsplɪk-) /


adjective
  1. capable of being explained

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