serviceable

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/
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/ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/ · /ˈsɜːvɪsəbl̩/

Definition of serviceable

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Easy to service.
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adj

  1. Easy to service.
  2. Repairable instead of disposable.
  3. In condition for use.
    “I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them sufficiently serviceable for my purpose...”
    “There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.”
    “The shortage of serviceable SR steam power has also led to the use of the surviving Q1 0-6-0s on passenger duties, particularly on the Horsham-Guildford service.”
    “Maguire was always extravagantly priced at £80m but a player who is a solid and serviceable Premier League defender and has become one of England manager Gareth Southgate's most trusted squad members now looks hopelessly out of form.”

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Etymology

From Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. By surface analysis, service + -able.

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