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actable

[ ak-tuh-buhl ]

/ ˈæk tə bəl /

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adjective

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

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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

A.C.S.C., A/cs pay., A/cs rec., act, acta, actable, Actaeon, actant, Acta Sanctorum, act call, act curtain

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Example sentences from the Web for actable

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
“Monna Vanna” is one of the most brilliantly actable plays of modern times, despite its improbability.
Prophets of Dissent|Otto Heller
The old dramatists didn't defer to them—not so much at least—and that's why they're less and less actable.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
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

Our opinions are only sound, I think, as far as the question of a play being actable is concerned.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man|Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman

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