manageable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of manageable
Explanation
If you can handle something, it's manageable. An overworked college student might decide to drop a horrible chemistry class to make the semester more manageable. Anything that you can accomplish can be described with the adjective manageable. It's also used in a slightly different way, to talk about something that can be controlled, like a tamed lion or a smooth and tidy head of hair. The earliest use of the root word "manage" related specifically to controlling a horse, influenced by the French word for "horsemanship," manège.
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Example Sentences
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Manageable, measurable goals can create long-term change, says Laila Azarbad, associate professor of psychology at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2020
Manageable in scale, cogent in theme, with material often unfamiliar even to experts, they are some of the hidden highlights of the season.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2010
Returning to the Oval Office, the President said to a top aide: "Manageable was not a good choice of words, was it?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Manageable enough over short distances, electricity is a hard horse to drive a great way.
From Time Magazine Archive
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