serviceable
AdjectiveUS[sur-vuh-suh-buhl]/ˈsɝvəsəbəl/4 syllables
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Adjective (3)
- ready for service or able to give long service“serviceable equipment”“heavy serviceable fabrics”Opposite unserviceableSimilar functional, durableSee also functional, practical, useful
- capable of being put to good use“a serviceable kitchen gadget”Opposite uselessSimilar useful, utile
- intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration“serviceable low-heeled shoes”Opposite impracticalSimilar practical
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Serv′ice·a·ble adjective
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”. Francis Atterbury “Serviceable tools.” Thomas Babington Macaulay
I know thee well, a serviceable villain.— William Shakespeare
2. Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent.
Courteous he was, lowly, and servysable.— Geoffrey Chaucer
Bright-hearnessed angels sit in order serviceable.— John Milton
Seeing her so sweet and serviceable.— Tennnyson.
— Serv′wb-a1′>′ice·a·ble·ness, noun — Serv′wb-a1′>′ice·a·bly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54