adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonreusable adjective
- nonreuseable adjective
- nonusable adjective
- nonuseable adjective
- reusability noun
- reusable adjective
- reusableness noun
- reuseability noun
- reuseable adjective
- reuseableness noun
- unusable adjective
- unusableness noun
- unusably adverb
- unuseable adjective
- unuseableness noun
- unuseably adverb
- usability noun
- usableness noun
- usably adverb
- useability noun
- useableness noun
- useably adverb
Etymology
Origin of usable
Example Sentences
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It’s usable on up to five different devices simultaneously with unlimited bandwidth — and just in case, there’s even a kill switch that stops the flow of traffic if the VPN connection is unexpectedly terminated.
From Salon
Many of those vehicles are expected to reach the end of their usable life by the early 2030s.
From Science Daily
We are closing side roads to the crash gates to keep these usable but the issue of pavement parking continues.
From BBC
This ultrafast separation plays a critical role in determining how efficiently solar panels and other light harvesting technologies convert sunlight into usable power.
From Science Daily
Officials and analysts note that Iran does have uranium that could be enriched around the one-week time frame to make it usable for a nuclear weapon.
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