Syn: Governable; tractable; controllable; docile. [1913 Webster] -- {Man"age*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Man"age*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
manageable — UK US /ˈmænɪdʒəbl/ adjective ► a number, level, or size that is manageable is not too big and can be controlled: »This year s budget projections look manageable . »Her monthly debt repayments are now down to a more manageable $129. »The… … Financial and business terms
manageable — index corrigible, facile, flexible, malleable, obedient, pliable, pliant, resigned, sequacious … Law dictionary
manageable — (adj.) 1590s, from MANAGE (Cf. manage) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Manageably … Etymology dictionary
manageable — [adj] controllable amendable, convenient, docile, easy, feasible, governable, obedient, submissive, tamable, tractable, trained, workable; concepts 401,404 … New thesaurus
manageable — [man′ij ə bəl] adj. that can be managed; controllable, tractable, contrivable, etc. manageability n. manageableness manageably adv … English World dictionary
manageable — [[t]mæ̱nɪʤəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is manageable is of a size, quantity, or level of difficulty that people are able to deal with. He will now try to cut down the task to a manageable size... The present flow of refugees was… … English dictionary
manageable — adjective 1) a manageable amount of work Syn: achievable, doable, practicable, possible, feasible, reasonable, attainable, viable Ant: impractical, impossible 2) a manageable child … Thesaurus of popular words
manageable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ easily ▪ The trip is easily manageable in half an hour. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
manageable — man|age|a|ble [ mænıdʒəbl ] adjective * able to be dealt with or controlled easily: Use conditioner to make dry hair softer and more manageable. a manageable amount/size ─ opposite UNMANAGEABLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
manageable */ — UK [ˈmænɪdʒəb(ə)l] / US adjective able to be dealt with or controlled easily Use conditioner to make dry hair softer and more manageable. a manageable amount/size … English dictionary
