Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of being applied; applicable; pertinent; suitable.
  • Willing to apply one's self; compliant; disposed to listen.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Applicable; also, compliant.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete Compliant; accommodating.
  • noun Able to be put into use or applied; applicable.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From apply +‎ -able.

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