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workable

[ wur-kuh-buhl ]
/ ˈwɜr kə bəl /
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adjective
practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
capable of or suitable for being worked.
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Origin of workable

First recorded in 1535–45; work + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM workable

work·a·bil·i·ty, work·a·ble·ness, nounun·work·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·work·a·ble, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for workable

workable
/ (ˈwɜːkəbəl) /

adjective
practicable or feasible
able to be worked

Derived forms of workable

workability or workableness, noun
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