as in fine
in a satisfactory way
although this sleeping bag works serviceably for summer camping, it won't do for wintertime outings
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Recent Examples of serviceably
Veteran quarterback Mac Jones played serviceably in Purdy's absence, leading San Francisco to a 5-3 record in his eight starts on the year.
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Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
The animals are rendered serviceably, with generically cute faces and pleasantly detailed if sometimes implausible textures.
—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
The animals are rendered serviceably, with generically cute faces and pleasantly detailed if sometimes implausible textures.
—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceably
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Using the controller, the game plays fine, but my son would have appreciated the game more on the iPad.
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This worked fine most of the time, but might occasionally hit a snag.
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Industry officials say their rise will lead to good-paying jobs.
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Delivering good-paying jobs by ensuring these centers leverage local trades and pay prevailing wages.
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Unlike Substrate, xLight’s strategy is to play nicely within the existing ecosystem, developing technology that can integrate into rather than displace ASML’s and TSMC’s existing architectures.
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The kitchen is quite small but nicely renovated (the tile floors are lovely).
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Counties weren’t named for them until well after their deaths.
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But its usefulness extends well beyond northern Italian cuisine.
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Went to Monaco on loan in February and has done alright there.
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Rushing has spread his good at-bats out alright.
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Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.
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One-on-one gatherings are my preference, but no more than a group of maybe four people at a time would be acceptably comfortable for me.
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In my experience, most organizations communicate the outputs of intent without adequately communicating intent itself.
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Automatic sprinkler systems may not water larger balled and burlapped plants adequately, so monitor the plants and add water with a garden hose as needed.
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That creates bloated models that do many things passably well but few things reliably well.
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“Serviceably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceably. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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