Lexic.us

Definition of Manageable

1. Adjective. Capable of being managed or controlled.

2. Adjective. Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do.

Definition of Manageable

1. a. Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse.

Definition of Manageable

1. Adjective. Capable of being managed; governable; tractable; subservient. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manageable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manageable

man up man with the ax mana mana point mana points manable manacle manacled manaclelike manacles

manacling manage manageabilities manageability manageable (current term) manageableness manageably managed managed care managed care programs

managed code managed codes managed competition managed economy managed house managed houses managed wetlands managee managees

Literary usage of Manageable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1885)
"... and also of reducing the aperture to three and a half inches, which gives a more manageable amount of light, I adopted the arrangement of the instrument ..."

2. Astronomy and Astro-physics by Goodsell Observatory (1885)
"... and also of reducing the aperture to 3£ inches, which gives a more manageable amount of light, I adopted the arrangement of the instrument which is ..."

3. A Cycle of Adams Letters, 1861-1865 by Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams (1920)
"manageable pony. This seems to be the substance of the case. We now wait to see what answer he will get. It is pretty plain that the British Lion will not ..."

4. The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon, William Aldis Wright (1885)
"manageable, tractable: p. 17, 1.8. 'Maniable: com. Malign, adj. Malignant, injurious: p. 79, 1. 2. ..."

5. Works by James Fenimore Cooper (1892)
"This was somewhat short canvas, but Mulford krew that it would render his craft more manageable in the uv ?nt of a blow. Usually, at that season and in that ..."

6. New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1903)
"manageable distance. Our compliments to your Husband, who I hope may be able to get the upper hand with you; for I can tell him it will depend on himself ..."

Other Resources: