Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Applicable \Ap"pli*ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. aplicable, fr. L.
   applicare. See {Apply}.]
   Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied;
   having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the
   case under consideration. -- {Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness}, n. --
   {Ap"pli*ca*bly}, adv.