manageable

[ man-i-juh-buh l ]

/ ˈmæn ɪ dʒə bəl /

that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.

Origin of manageable

First recorded in 1590–1600; manage + -able

man·age·a·bil·i·ty, man·age·a·ble·ness, noun man·age·a·bly, adverb un·man·age·a·ble, adjective un·man·age·a·bil·i·ty, un·man·age·a·ble·ness, noun

un·man·age·a·bly, adverb

In any case, culling a manageable array from the totality of splendid volumes has with each year become more difficult.

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HIV went from an eventual death sentence to a chronic but manageable illness.

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The pain seemed relatively light and manageable at the time.

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He says the generals consider the violence we have seen so far to be manageable.

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He broke the cake in half and broke one half into manageable pieces and put it down on a saucer.

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But I was a manageable girl at all times, and gave nobody much trouble.

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Bright and entertaining, compact and manageable, lending itself to the conditions of almost any home in our land.

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A big sonsy stot is a manageable animal, and respectable withal, and quiet; but thae sma' hieland deevils!

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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

manageable

/ (ˈmænɪdʒəbəl) /

able to be managed or controlled

manageability or rare manageableness, noun manageably, adverb