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.
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The Evolution Of Document Ingestion The foundation of modern retrieval systems starts with document chunking: breaking down large documents into manageable pieces. Meghana Puvvadi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 As a result, buyers in these high-cost areas are often forced into much smaller properties or to look to surrounding suburbs where prices might be more manageable. Mike Winters, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025 The actual cash left is manageable too — $4.5 million for next season — so maybe an up-and-coming team that’s not on Lee’s 15-team no-trade list would be interested. Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 However, a compression cube, which is like an expandable suitcase in cube form, can squish bulky items like sweaters and jackets into more manageable parcels. Mike Arnot, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for manageable

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Mar. 2025.

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