manageable

adjective

man·​age·​able ˈma-ni-jə-bəl How to pronounce manageable (audio)
: capable of being managed
manageability noun
manageableness noun
manageably adverb

Examples of manageable in a Sentence

We bought smaller, more manageable suitcases. They divided the students into three manageable groups. The conditioner makes your hair more manageable.
Recent Examples on the Web Symptoms like nausea and headache can be manageable, and typically begin and end within days of ending the medication. Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 June 2024 Ticks do pose health risks, but with some prevention and preparedness, those risks are manageable. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 31 May 2024 With the bridge section broken into more manageable chunks, cranes will later hoist them out of the water to be hauled away. Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024 The law, which mandated changes that included whittling the unwieldy 108-question form down to a more manageable 36, originally envisioned the new form being ready for students by the fall of 2022. Zach Montague, New York Times, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for manageable 

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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of manageable was in 1598

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“Manageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manageable. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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