manageable

[man-i-juh-buhl] Origin

man·age·a·ble

[man-i-juh-buhl]
adjective
that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.

Origin:
1590–1600; manage + -able

man·age·a·bil·i·ty, man·age·a·ble·ness, noun
man·age·a·bly, adverb
un·man·age·a·ble, adjective
un·man·age·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·man·age·a·ble·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·man·age·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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manageable (ˈmænɪdʒəbəl)
 
adj
able to be managed or controlled
 
managea'bility
 
n
 
'manageableness
 
n
 
'manageably
 
adv

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manageable
1590s, from manage + -able.
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