serviceable

ser·vice·able

adjective \ˈsər-və-sə-bəl\

Definition of SERVICEABLE

1

: helpful, useful

2

: fit for use <a serviceable design>; also : of adequate quality <her serviceable but not exceptional voice — Irving Kolodin>

— ser·vice·abil·i·ty \ˌsər-və-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— ser·vice·able·ness \ˈsər-və-sə-bəl-nəs\ noun

— ser·vice·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of SERVICEABLE

1. I bought an old but still serviceable bicycle.
2. <be sure to wear serviceable shoes if you're going to be walking on the rocks along the shore>

First Known Use of SERVICEABLE

14th century

Related to SERVICEABLE

Synonyms

actionable, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, practical, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working

Antonyms

impracticable, impractical, inapplicable, nonpractical, unusable, unworkable, useless

Related Words

down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian; banausic, mundane; accessible, available, obtainable, reachable; all-around (also all-round), handy; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Near Antonyms

abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic); inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable; unsuitable