workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being worked
a workable material
2
: practicable, feasible
a workable system
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I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Tennessee loses about 10 acres of workable farmland every hour.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Even the 2022 figure was a relatively workable $91 million.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
Lyons might determine that the unusual structure is a workable long-haul solution.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for workable
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workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being worked
2
: feasible
a workable solution to the problem
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