actable

[ ak-tuh-buh l ]

/ ˈæk tə bəl /

adjective

capable of being acted or suitable for acting: He has written a very actable, well-structured play.

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CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"

"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of actable

First recorded in 1840–50; act + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM actable

act·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·act·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby actable

act upon, act warning, act., acta, acta sanctorum, actable, actaeon, actant, actg, actg., acth

Example sentences from the Web for actable

It is significant to note that Mr. Bottomley's pieces are excellent in proportion as they are actable.
King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana|Gordon Bottomley
A conclusive objection to the drama as an actable play is that three of the four main episodes are fragmentary.
Life of Robert Browning|William Sharp
The most intelligent performer is he who recognizes most surely this "actable" and distinguishes in it the more from the less.
Picture and Text|Henry James
It is eminently "actable," presenting striking tableaus and situations.
Essays on Scandinavian Literature|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

Here the dramatic form was much more definite, though still not attempting acted or actable drama.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)|George Saintsbury

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