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[ man-i-juh-buhl ] / ˈmæn ɪ dʒə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR manageable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable. Origin of manageableFirst recorded in 1590–1600; manage + -able OTHER WORDS FROM manageableman·age·a·bil·i·ty, man·age·a·ble·ness, nounman·age·a·bly, adverbun·man·age·a·ble, adjectiveun·man·age·a·bil·i·ty, un·man·age·a·ble·ness, noun un·man·age·a·bly, adverb Words nearby manageableman about town, manacle, manada, Manado, manage, manageable, managed bonds, managed care, managed competition, managed currency, managed forest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for manageableIn any case, culling a manageable array from the totality of splendid volumes has with each year become more difficult. The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST HIV went from an eventual death sentence to a chronic but manageable illness. Will This Pill Kill ‘Safe Sex’?|Russell Saunders|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The pain seemed relatively light and manageable at the time. No Sex For Six Weeks After Giving Birth? It’s Too Long!|Aurora Snow|December 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Turn all those unwieldy tabs into one manageable list with OneTab. Surf Better With These 9 Killer Google Chrome Extensions|Brian Ries|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He says the generals consider the violence we have seen so far to be manageable. Egypt’s Military Is Waiting for the Worst|Christopher Dickey, Mike Giglio|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST He broke the cake in half and broke one half into manageable pieces and put it down on a saucer. Little Fuzzy|Henry Beam Piper But I was a manageable girl at all times, and gave nobody much trouble. The Blue Jar Story Book|Maria Edgeworth Bright and entertaining, compact and manageable, lending itself to the conditions of almost any home in our land. Dr. Hardhack's Prescription|Katharine McDowell Rice A big sonsy stot is a manageable animal, and respectable withal, and quiet; but thae sma' hieland deevils! The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. I of 2)|Michael Scott Power loves talent as long as it serves itself, when it is useful but manageable; it hates it when it becomes its instructor. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845|Various
British Dictionary definitions for manageable
adjectiveable to be managed or controlled Derived forms of manageablemanageability or rare manageableness, nounmanageably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to manageableconvenient, feasible, workable, docile, easy, governable, obedient, submissive, tractable, trained, amendable, tamable |