EXPLICABLE

explicable

(adjective) capable of being explicated or accounted for; “explicable behavior”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

explicable

Able to be explained.

Synonyms

• (able to be explained): explainable, explicatable; See also comprehensible

Antonyms

• inexplicable; See also incomprehensible

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"pli*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. explicabilis: cf. F. explicable.]

Definition: Capable of being explicated; that may be explained or accounted for; admitting explanation. It is not explicable upon any grounds. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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