manageable

[man-i-juh-buhl]

adjective

1. that can be managed; tractable; governable; achievable.

manageable

/ ˈmænɪdʒəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be managed or controlled

Other Word Forms

• manageability noun
• manageableness noun
• manageably adverb
• unmanageable adjective
• unmanageability noun
• unmanageableness noun
• unmanageably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of manageable¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; manage + -able

Example Sentences

Scientific advances have pointed to new treatments that have helped turn some cancers into manageable diseases.

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The sting of a higher health-insurance premium may lessen when payment is set on auto-pay, he said, while a bigger car loan may feel more manageable when it becomes a fixed, recurring expense.

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Silently she slipped away to continue her chores in the fields and barnyard, among creatures far more manageable than three untamed Babushkawoos.

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By morning Penelope’s list of problems had in no way diminished, and yet they seemed more manageable, somehow, as if she might simply put them in a list and tick them off, one by one.

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If your expenses are manageable, hold onto the house for a few more years.

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Related Words

• convenient 
• feasible 
• workable