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usable
- /ˈjuː.zə.bəl/
Where it comes from
From Old French usable, from the verb user (“to use”).
adjective more usable · most usable · useable
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Capable of being used.
The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and
Opposite: unusable
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Easy to use; exhibiting good usability.
Similar: user-friendly
- homosexual 2019 episode 1 A Very English Scandal Are you telling me that you were useable?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: operable, useable, available, functional, useful, utile, operational, serviceable, disposable, workable, utilizable, accessible, practicable, actionable, use, feasible
Translations
Every language
adj capable of being used
| Español | utilizable, usable, servir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 可用 kěyòng |
| Português | utilizável, usável |
| Français | utilisable |
| Deutsch | nutzbar, benutzbar |
| Română | folosibil, utilizabil, întrebuințabil |
| Русский | го́дный к употребле́нию gódnyj k upotrebléniju, го́дный gódnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | dùng được, khả dụng |
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