"manageable" meaning in English

See manageable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-manageable.ogg [General-American] Forms: more manageable [comparative], most manageable [superlative]
Etymology: From manage + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|manage|-able}} manage + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} manageable (comparative more manageable, superlative most manageable)
  1. Capable of being managed or controlled. Translations (capable of being managed): управляем (upravljaem) (Bulgarian), manejable (Catalan), dosažitelný (Czech), řiditelný (Czech), zvládnutelný (Czech), beheerbaar (Dutch), beheersbaar (Dutch), behapbaar (Dutch), regebla (Esperanto), maniable (French), gérable (French), handhabbar (German), kezelhető (Hungarian), maneggevole (Italian), maneggiabile (Italian), forgiabile (Italian), gestibile (Italian), malleabile (Italian), manovrabile (Italian), tractābilis (Latin), so-stiurey (Manx), håndterlig (Norwegian Bokmål), overkommelig (Norwegian Bokmål), bandich (Plautdietsch), do opanowania (Polish), gerível (Portuguese), maniabil (Romanian), mânuibil (Romanian), manejable (Spanish), gestionable (Spanish), llevadero (Spanish), mañero (Spanish), hanterlig (Swedish)
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  2. Capable of being done or fulfilled; achievable. Synonyms: accomplishable, doable, feasible, fulfillable Translations (capable of being done or fulfilled): изпълним (izpălnim) (Bulgarian), wykonalny (Polish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manageableness, unmanageable Related terms: manage, manageably, management, manager, manageress, managerial, managing [noun], managing director

Alternative forms

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