workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being worked
a workable material
2
: practicable, feasible
a workable system
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I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
For a time, California's insurance system was maybe workable.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Next year’s schedule is plenty workable for a return Playoff trip, though.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet some wary policymakers may find the UN’s elaborate recipes too ambitious and overwhelming to be workable.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for workable
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workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being worked
2
: feasible
a workable solution to the problem
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