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explicable

/ɪkˈsplɪk.ə.bəl/
ex · pli · ca · ble
Adverb:explicably
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• adjective

1

Capable of being explained, accounted for, or understood.

Example

"The sudden drop in temperature was easily explicable once the meteorologists tracked the approaching cold front."

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explanation
explanatory
expletive
explicable
explicably
explicit
explicitly

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French or directly from Latin 'explicabilis', from 'explicare' ('to unfold, unroll, or explain'), formed from 'ex-' ('out') and 'plicare' ('to fold').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Explicable. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/explicable
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