extricable

[ ek-stri-kuh-buh l, ik-strik-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈɛk strɪ kə bəl, ɪkˈstrɪk ə bəl /

adjective

capable of being extricated.

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Origin of extricable

1615–25; < Latin extric(āre) (see extricate) + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM extricable

non·ex·tri·ca·ble, adjectivenon·ex·tri·ca·bly, adverbun·ex·tri·ca·ble, adjective

Words nearby extricable

extremist, extremitas, extremity, extremophile, extremum, extricable, extricate, extrinsic, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, extrinsic eye muscle, extrinsic factor
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