usable
adjective
us·able
ˈyü-zə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly useable
1
: capable of being used
2
: convenient and practicable for use
Examples of usable in a Sentence
Is any of this junk usable?
although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Data needs to be usable at every customer interaction point and delivered instantly.
—Amit Ojha, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Both are bright enough to be usable outdoors, though the Ultra is noticeably brighter.
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
Nina’s challenge is twofold: to get Jim to trust her enough to provide usable intel on Ezra, and to gain the respect of her FBI colleagues, most of whom treat her like an aberration or an inconvenience.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2025
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usable. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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