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applicable, a.|ˈæplɪkəb(ə)l|
[f. L. applicā-re to apply + -able: cf. It. applicabile (Florio 1611) and mod.Fr. applicable. It has taken the place of the earlier appliable in all its senses.]
†1. Well-disposed, pliable; = appliable 1. Obs.
1563Homilies ii. ii. ii. (1859) 208 Leo the third..having the king of the Francons..very applicable to his mind. a1674Clarendon Hist. Reb. I. i. 6 The habit and temper of men's minds being..very applicable to the Publick ends.
2. Capable of being applied; having reference. (See apply v. 1–11.)
1660R. Coke Justice Vind. 23 Art..as it is applicable to some material subject cannot be taught without experience. 1678Hobbes Decam. Phys. viii. 97 Your Argument ought to be applicable to the weighing of Bodies in a pair of Scales. 1825McCulloch Pol. Econ. ii. §2. 115 That portion of the produce of industry extrinsic to man, which may be made applicable to his support.
3. Fit or suitable for its purpose, appropriate.
1835I. Taylor Spir. Despot. iv. 117 The applicable quality of the worship and polity which he consigned to his followers. 1851Art Jrnl. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 76/2 The few water-leaves which adorn it..being applicable and unobtrusive. |