administrable
[ ad-min-uh-struh-buhl ]
/ ædˈmɪn ə strə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being administered: a bureaucracy so vast that it's no longer administrable.
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Origin of administrable
First recorded in 1810–20; administr(ate) + -able
OTHER WORDS FROM administrable
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