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explicable

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ex·plic·a·ble  (k-splk-bl, kspl-k-)
adj.
Possible to explain: explicable phenomena; explicable behavior.

ex·plica·bly adv.

explicable
Adjective
capable of being explained
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.explicable - capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior"
comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
soluble - susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained; "the puzzle is soluble"
incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
Translations
explicable [ɪkˈsplɪkəbl] adjexplicable

explicable [ɪksˈplɪkəbl] adjerklärbar;
for no explicable reason → aus unerfindlichen Gründen

explicable
adj explicable [ekˈsplikəbl]
capable of being explained. verklaarbaar قابِل للشَّرْح والتَّفْسير обясним vysvětlitelný forklarlig erklärbar κατανοητός explicable seletatav قابل توضیح selitettävissä oleva explicable נִיתָן לְהֶסְבֵּר व्याख्या करने योग्य razjašnjiv (meg)magyarázható bisa dijelaskan (út)skÿranlegur spiegabile 説明のできる 납득이 가는 paaiškinamas izskaidrojams dapat diterangkan verklaarbaar forklarlig wytłumaczalny explicável explicabil объяснимый vysvetliteľný razložljiv objašnjiv förklarlig ซึ่งพออธิบายได้ açıklanabilir 可解釋的 з'ясовний; пояснимий قابل توضيح có thể giải thích được


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It was notorious that the Salon had refused pictures which were afterwards famous; it was the first time Philip had sent, and he must expect a rebuff; Flanagan's success was explicable, his picture was showy and superficial: it was just the sort of thing a languid jury would see merit in.
Thus a phenomenon, curious but explicable, was happening under these strange conditions.
I cite these examples because, at the time, the case appeared to me to be only explicable by the inexplicable,--that is to say, by an event outside of known natural laws.
 
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