actable

[ ak-tuh-buhl ]

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

Origin of actable

1
First recorded in 1840–50; act + -able

Other words from actable

  • act·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·act·a·ble, adjective

Words Nearby actable

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How to use actable in a sentence

  • 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.

  • 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