serviceable
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serviceable
- /ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/ US
- /ˈsɜːvɪsəbl̩/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. By surface analysis, service + -able.
adjective more serviceable · most serviceable
- Easy to service.
- Repairable instead of disposable.
- In condition for use (but not excellent condition). I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them sufficiently serviceable for my purpose...
- Fit for military service. serviceable person
Similar: useful, helpful, usable, functional
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adjective
Similar: useful, helpful, usable, functional
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adj easy to service
| Français | entretenable, serviable |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | brauchbar, nutzerfreundlich, praktisch |
| Italiano | servizievole |
adj repairable instead of disposable
| 中文 | 可維修 /可维修 kě wéixiū |
|---|---|
| Français | réparable |
| Deutsch | reparierbar, reparaturfreundlich, wartungsfreundlich |
| Italiano | servizievole |
adj in condition for use
| 中文 | 可維修 /可维修 kě wéixiū |
|---|---|
| Français | prêt à l'emploi, utilisable |
| Deutsch | brauchbar, einsatzfähig |
| Русский | пригодный prigodnyj, в рабочем состоянии v rabočem sostojanii, в нормальном техническом состоянии v normalʹnom texničeskom sostojanii |
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title = {serviceable},
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