manageable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of manageable
Explanation
If you can handle something, it's manageable. An overworked college student might decide to drop a horrible chemistry class to make the semester more manageable. Anything that you can accomplish can be described with the adjective manageable. It's also used in a slightly different way, to talk about something that can be controlled, like a tamed lion or a smooth and tidy head of hair. The earliest use of the root word "manage" related specifically to controlling a horse, influenced by the French word for "horsemanship," manège.
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Example Sentences
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Leach visited several branches Friday before finding a manageable line in Marina del Rey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Before the yeast can use those materials, however, the waste has to be broken into more manageable pieces.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
That cash-flow pattern is more manageable if the company already has a big base of operating, revenue-generating assets, as is the case with listed power-plant owners such as NextEra Energy Resources and Vistra Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Higher deductibles typically mean lower monthly premiums, so “often, homeowners deliberately make this trade-off to keep monthly premiums manageable as coverage gets more expensive,” according to the Urban Institute.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
She said it would be less intimidating if she thought of it as several manageable parts instead of one complicated procedure.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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