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usable

[yoo-zuh-buhl]

Origin

adjective

available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.

capable of being used: That saw is no longer usable.

Also, useable.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; see use, -able

Related forms

us·a·bil·i·ty, us·a·ble·ness, noun

us·a·bly, adverb

non·re·us·a·ble, adjective, noun

non·us·a·ble, adjective

re·us·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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re·us·a·ble, adjective

re·us·a·ble·ness, noun

un·us·a·ble, adjective

un·us·a·ble·ness, noun

un·us·a·b·ly, adverb

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Usable is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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World English Dictionary

usable or useable (ˈjuːzəb^əl)

—*adj*
	able to be used

useable or useable

—*adj*

usa'bility or useable

—n

usea'bility or useable

—n

'usableness or useable

—n

'useableness or useable

—n

'usably or useable

—*adv*

'useably or useable

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

usable

1382, from O.Fr. usable (1311), from user (see use). Not a common word before c.1840.

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