adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonreusable adjective
- nonreuseable adjective
- nonusable adjective
- nonuseable adjective
- reusability noun
- reusable adjective
- reusableness noun
- reuseability noun
- reuseable adjective
- reuseableness noun
- unusable adjective
- unusableness noun
- unusably adverb
- unuseable adjective
- unuseableness noun
- unuseably adverb
- usability noun
- usableness noun
- usably adverb
- useability noun
- useableness noun
- useably adverb
Etymology
Origin of usable
Example Sentences
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For Ukraine, the effort to clear the seabed is part of a broader attempt to keep the ports on the Black Sea usable, particularly by commercial ships that bring in a stream of much-needed revenue.
From BBC
Friday’s decision sets aside that “usable amount” metric in favor of an accessibility test.
From Los Angeles Times
China isn’t only the biggest miner of these elements, but is far-and-away the lead refiner, which makes the elements then usable for manufacturing.
That isn’t because they become less powerful but because they become dependable, affordable and broadly usable—quietly triumphant and easily overlooked.
Because the system can switch electrical current extremely quickly and efficiently, it converts more of the available electricity into usable power.
From Science Daily
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