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Definition of "manageable" []

  • That can be managed or controlled: manageable problems. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "manageable" in a sentence
  • "Set a schedule for yourself; novels are big and you should try to break the work down in manageable chunks."
  • "As for the surroundings, consider buying a driving guide (Cook's has a good one) for the area -- these guides link up several areas of interest, in manageable pieces, in a drive order that minimizes backtracking."
  • "The governor projected a budget deficit next year of about $2 billion, a gap he described as "manageable.""