manageable

  • 1manageable — 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… …

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  • 2Manageable — Man age*a*ble, a. Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse. [1913 Webster] Syn: Governable; tractable; controllable; docile. [1913 Webster] {Man age*a*ble*ness}, n. {Man… …

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  • 3manageable — index corrigible, facile, flexible, malleable, obedient, pliable, pliant, resigned, sequacious …

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  • 4manageable — (adj.) 1590s, from MANAGE (Cf. manage) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Manageably …

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  • 5manageable — [adj] controllable amendable, convenient, docile, easy, feasible, governable, obedient, submissive, tamable, tractable, trained, workable; concepts 401,404 …

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  • 6manageable — [man′ij ə bəl] adj. that can be managed; controllable, tractable, contrivable, etc. manageability n. manageableness manageably adv …

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  • 7manageable — [[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… …

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  • 8manageable — adjective 1) a manageable amount of work Syn: achievable, doable, practicable, possible, feasible, reasonable, attainable, viable Ant: impractical, impossible 2) a manageable child …

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  • 9manageable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ easily ▪ The trip is easily manageable in half an hour. ▪ …

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  • 10manageable — 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 …

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