Usable
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Capable of being used.
"The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention was made of how much it cost the taxpayer to keep them usable."
- 2 Easy to use; exhibiting good usability.
- 3 homosexual
"2019 episode 1 A Very English Scandal Are you telling me that you were useable?"
- 1 convenient for use or disposal wordnet
- 2 fit or ready for use or service wordnet
- 3 capable of being put to use wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"From the research results published to date, it can be concluded that the new method will soon be usable in practice."
Etymology
From Old French usable, from the verb user (“to use”).
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