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extricable

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

adjective

  1. capable of being extricated.


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Origin of extricable

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

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Its content is also not easily extricable from its comic-book form.

From Time Magazine Archive

A few facts only of any interest are extricable.

From Byron by Nichol, John

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