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workable

[ wur-kuh-buh l ]

/ ˈwɜr kə bəl /

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adjective

practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.

capable of or suitable for being worked.

Origin of workable

First recorded in 1535–45; work + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM workable

work·a·bil·i·ty, work·a·ble·ness, noun un·work·a·bil·i·ty, noun un·work·a·ble, adjective, noun

Words nearby workable

work-sharing, work-study, work-study program, work-to-rule, work-up, workable, workaday, workaholic, workaround, workbag, workbasket

Example sentences from the Web for workable

Further, the challenge for CENTCOM is further compounded by the lack of workable intelligence in Syria.

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And workable solutions will require honesty—not currently a hallmark of The Gathering.

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“For her it really is just a workable, satisfying way to make a living,” Turner writes.

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American leaders must try to fashion a new set of workable relationships to cope with this exploding and dangerous Muslim world.

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How a workable civilization is less about perfection and more about strict zoning.

Mosul's Civilization and Its Discontents |Michael Carson |June 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Placer claims are soon worked out and exhausted, while good lode claims are workable and profitable for many years.

Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress |Various
For many years there has been a need in the Southeast for a workable system of projectile point classification.

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As in the situations described here, it may be the only workable method.

The Atomic Fingerprint |Bernard Keisch
Remember that no workable constitution was ever written exclusively by scholars.

The Young Man and the World |Albert J. Beveridge
Everything seemed almost miraculously complete and workable.

Houlihan's Equation |Walt Sheldon

British Dictionary definitions for workable

workable

/ (ˈwɜːkəbəl) /

adjective

practicable or feasible

able to be worked

Derived forms of workable

workability or workableness, noun