manageable

adjective

man·​age·​able ˈma-ni-jə-bəl How to pronounce manageable (audio)
: capable of being managed
manageability noun
manageableness noun
manageably adverb

Examples of manageable in a Sentence

We bought smaller, more manageable suitcases. They divided the students into three manageable groups. The conditioner makes your hair more manageable.
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As Jimmy’s mother, Freud tried to avoid the chaos of her own childhood by keeping her business a manageable size. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 In doing so, balancing expectations and conflict resolution becomes more manageable. Vinayak Mahtani, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 This all comes after recent reports that King Charles’ cancer is incurable, but manageable. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025 Rather than preparing markets for a manageable transition, the president has chosen to use apocalyptic warnings as a judicial pressure campaign—ensuring that when the bill comes due, the economic shock will be amplified by his own dire predictions. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for manageable

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of manageable was in 1598

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“Manageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manageable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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