explicable

adjective

ex·​pli·​ca·​ble ek-ˈspli-kə-bəl How to pronounce explicable (audio) ˈek-(ˌ)spli- How to pronounce explicable (audio)
Synonyms of explicablenext
: capable of being explained
explicably
ek-ˈspli-kə-blē How to pronounce explicable (audio)
ˈek-(ˌ)spli-
adverb

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phenomena explicable by the laws of physics the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence
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Strange and not entirely explicable things are nowadays happening in the world of wind. — Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 Throughout its 17 years, bitcoin has been defined by cycles—booms and busts that are sometimes explicable and sometimes not. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 De Minaur against Sinner sits in that horrendous but explicable category. — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws, and is therefore attributed to a divine agency? — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for explicable

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Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin explicābilis "capable of being unraveled," from explicāre "to free from folds or creases, unroll, disentangle, spread out, set out in words" + + -bilis "capable (of acting) or worthy (of being acted upon)" — more at explicate, -able

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of explicable was in 1545

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