Applicable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Applicable \Ap"pli*ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. aplicable, fr. L.
     applicare. See {Apply}.]
     Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied;
     having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the
     case under consideration. -- {Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness}, n. --
     {Ap"pli*ca*bly}, adv.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  applicable
       adj 1: capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable
              examples to support her argument"
       2: readily applicable or practical [syn: {applicative}, {applicatory}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "applicable":
     a propos, actionable, ad rem, adapted, admissible, appertaining,
     appliable, applying, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt,
     authorized, becoming, befitting, belonging, compatible, competent,
     compliant, congenial, connective, constitutional, correct,
     dovetailing, exploitable, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting, geared,
     germane, good, happy, in point, involving, judicial, juridical,
     just, just right, justiciable, kosher, lawful, lawmaking, legal,
     legislative, legit, legitimate, licit, likely, manipulable,
     material, meet, meshing, on the button, operable, opportune, pat,
     pertaining, pertinent, pliable, practical, proper, qualified,
     relevant, reusable, right, rightful, sanctioned, seasonable,
     seemly, sortable, statutory, suitable, suited, suiting, tailored,
     to the point, to the purpose, usable, utilizable, valid,
     within the law