actable

[ak-tuh-buh l]

adjective

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

Origin of actable

First recorded in 1840–50; act + -able

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

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Historical Examples of actable

The thing is to pack them all into a neat little framework and then act what is actable.
Three Plays
Luigi Pirandello
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
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
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