Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
manageable [man-i-juh-buh l] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for manageable on Thesaurus.com adjective
- that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
Origin of manageable First recorded in 1590–1600; manage + -able Related formsman·age·a·bil·i·ty, man·age·a·ble·ness, nounman·age·a·bly, adverbun·man·age·a·ble, adjectiveun·man·age·a·bil·i·ty, un·man·age·a·ble·ness, nounun·man·age·a·bly, adverb Related Words for manageability deference, orderliness, conformity, reverence, acquiescence, duty, observance, submission, accordance, quietness, compliance, servility, agreement, tractability, willingness, meekness, respect, subservience, docility, manageability Examples from the Web for manageability Contemporary Examples of manageability
The contrast, in effect, has never been one of moral value, but one of manageability.
Tunku Varadarajan
December 1, 2009
Historical Examples of manageability
It is owing to their vagaries and want of manageability that, as will be shown, “captives” are of uncertain use in war.
J. M. Bacon
I have been arguing that the size and manageability of all political states is finally a matter of transport and communications.
H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Mr. Edison’s electrical ships, on the other hand, were marvels of speed and of manageability.
Garrett Putnam Serviss
British Dictionary definitions for manageability manageable adjective
- able to be managed or controlled
Derived Formsmanageability or rare manageableness, nounmanageably, adverb Word Origin and History for manageability n.
1813, from manageable + -ity.
manageable adj.