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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.


Other Word Forms

  • actability noun
  • unactable adjective

Etymology

Origin of actable

First recorded in 1840–50; act + -able

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

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

“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

The piece also, in Johnson's production, is delightfully instructive while proving highly actable.

From The Guardian

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

From New York Times