feasible
British
/ ˈfiːzəbəl /
adjective
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able to be done or put into effect; possible
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likely; probable
a feasible excuse
Related Words
See possible.
Other Word Forms
- feasibility noun
- feasibleness noun
- feasibly adverb
- nonfeasible adjective
- nonfeasibly adverb
- unfeasible adjective
- unfeasibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of feasible
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English feseable, faisible, from Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to fes-, fais- (variant stem of faire, from Latin facere “to do”) + -ible adjective suffix; -ible
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