serviceable

ser·vice·able

adj \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

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