workable

[ wur-kuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.

  2. capable of or suitable for being worked.

Origin of workable

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for workable

workable

/ (ˈwɜːkəbəl) /


adjective
  1. practicable or feasible

  2. able to be worked

Derived forms of workable

  • workability or workableness, noun

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