extricable

[ ek-stri-kuh-buhl, ik-strik-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being extricated.

Other Words From

• non·extri·ca·ble adjective
• non·extri·ca·bly adverb
• un·extri·ca·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of extricable¹

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

Example Sentences

Well worn, it had also been well used, and when deftly handled, had still some delights extricable.

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