Word Study
workable
CIDE DICTIONARY
workable, a.
Capable of being worked, or worth working; as, a workable mine; workable clay. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
workable, adj.
1 that can be worked or will work.
2 that is worth working; practicable, feasible (a workable quarry; a workable scheme).
1 that can be worked or will work.
2 that is worth working; practicable, feasible (a workable quarry; a workable scheme).
Derivative
workability () n. workableness n. workably adv.
THESAURUS
workable
achievable, actable, answerable, applicable, ascertainable, attainable, banausic, capable of solution, compassable, decipherable, decodable, determinable, doable, effective, effectual, efficient, explainable, explicable, exploitable, feasible, manageable, maneuverable, manipulatable, negotiable, open to solution, operable, operatable, overcomable, performable, practicable, practical, pragmatic, realizable, resolvable, soluble, solvable, superable, surmountable, usable, viableFor further exploring for "workable" in Webster Dictionary Online