SERVICEABLE

serviceable

(adjective) intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration; “serviceable low-heeled shoes”

serviceable

(adjective) ready for service or able to give long service; “serviceable equipment”; “heavy serviceable fabrics”

serviceable

(adjective) capable of being put to good use; “a serviceable kitchen gadget”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

serviceable (comparative more serviceable, superlative most serviceable)

Easy to service.

Repairable instead of disposable.

In condition for use.

Synonyms

• useful

• helpful

Anagrams

• receivables

Source: Wiktionary


Serv"ice*a*ble, a.

1. Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous. "Serviceable to religion and learning". Atterbury. "Serviceable tools." Macaulay. I know thee well, a serviceable villain. Shak.

2. Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent. Courteous he was, lowly, and servysable. Chaucer. Bright-hearnessed angels sit in order serviceable. Milton. Seeing her so sweet and serviceable. Tennnyson.

– Serv"ice*a*ble*ness, n.

– Serv"ice*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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