usable
Something that's usable can be successfully used right away for its intended purpose. If your car is usable, it's running just fine.
A usable tent has all of its poles and is more or less waterproof, and a usable pair of shoes fits well and doesn't have holes. Describing something as usable can sometimes be faint praise: "Well, this basketball is usable, but just barely." When information is described as usable, it usually means it's actively available, and not just stored in a computer, for example. This is a relatively new adjective, first appearing around 1840.
Definitions of usable
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capable of being put to use
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fit or ready for use or service“the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable”synonyms: functional, operable, operational, useableserviceableready for service or able to give long service
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convenient for use or disposal“2000 square feet of usable office space”disposablefree or available for use or disposition
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -able, -ible
This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "able to be, can be."