serviceable
adjective
Origin of serviceable
Synonyms for serviceable
Related Words for serviceable
usable, dependable, advantageous, beneficial, convenient, durable, efficient, handy, helpful, invaluable, operative, practical, profitable, utilitarian, valuable, aiding, assistive, hard-wearing, utileExamples from the Web for serviceable
Contemporary Examples of serviceable
The Soviet Union had a serviceable ideology, communism, which appealed to people all over the world.
Most of the clips online that show Corden singing are tongue-in-cheek, though his voice does come off as serviceable.
‘Into the Woods’ Cast: Grading the Singing of Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp & MoreKevin Fallon
July 25, 2013
As a means of fixing the fundamental problem of adapting Gatsby, the conceit does a serviceable job of correcting a deficit.
Historical Examples of serviceable
But Mr. Thoreau was equipped with a most adapted and serviceable body.
Would you were anything half so serviceable to the community, Sir!
These women are very obedient and serviceable to their husbands.
Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the WorldFrancis Pretty
He showed himself noble and generous, serviceable and loving.
Therese RaquinEmile Zola
If applied in a pure state, without the sand, it will be serviceable in cleaning oil paintings, and similar articles of furniture.