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actable

American  
[ak-tuh-buhl] / ˈæk tə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being acted or suitable for acting.

    He has written a very actable, well-structured play.


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Etymology

Origin of actable

First recorded in 1840–50; act + -able

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What Ian Allen’s snappy, deeply actable play does is cast shadows across this demure figure.

From Washington Post Jun. 6, 2017

Surface proves this is actable, as long as you have such animated speakers as Matthew R. Wilson, Louis E. Davis and Megan Graves as the grumpy and wondrous shepherds.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2016

“The creative explosion is not happening. It’s professional, it’s actable, it’s entertaining. But I want to be the best at whatever I do.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2016

Mr. Beresford, an actor, writes eminently actable dialogue: the kind in which surface wit is rooted in deep ambivalence.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2012

The old dramatists didn't defer to them—not so much at least—and that's why they're less and less actable.

From The Tragic Muse by Henry James

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