serviceable Definition
serv·ice·able (sʉr′vis ə bəl)
adjective
- that can be of service; ready for use; useful; usable
- that will give good service, esp. in hard use; durable a serviceable fabric
- Archaic willing to serve
Etymology: ME servisable < OFr
serviceable Related Forms
serv′·ice·abil′·ity noun or serv′·ice·able·ness
serv′·ice·ably adverb
serviceable Synonyms
serviceable Usage Examples
Preposition: for
mouth: BLACKTHORN: Culpepper recommends a wash of the fruits as " Serviceable for sore mouth, gums, to fasten loose teeth, etc.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: Making the area safe and making machinery serviceable are further costs for which the business is responsible.
- keep: When the ship was not involved in combat he kept the equipment serviceable and cleaned the ship.
Modifies a noun
- aircraft: A large enemy attack followed leaving only 7 serviceable aircraft 48 hours later.
- condition: Beside, the limy web, despite the rents suffered during the night, is still in serviceable condition.
- weapon: Some of these countries are now a short time away from having a serviceable nuclear weapon.
- equipment: The work proved complex and the development of serviceable equipment was difficult.
- engine: However, problems with its liquid cooled engine resulted in large numbers of airframes being placed in storage awaiting serviceable engines.
- life: Fourth, replace the battery at the end of its serviceable life.
Modifying Another Word
- perfectly: Why would someone want to jump out of a perfectly serviceable plane at 12,000 feet?
- fully: With the blob of grease removed, the FCU was fully serviceable.
- highly: In so doing he gave away a highly serviceable political weapon.
- quite: Those machines had all been brought in from Czechoslovakia and tho quite serviceable and heavy, were not brand new by any means.
- still: The existing solar panels were re-used as they were still serviceable, even after 13 years exposed to the elements.
- very: I had long been aware that such trifling presents are often very serviceable.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: Once inflated, good hose will remain serviceable for up to 24 hours.
- make: Items found to be unsafe for use should be segregated and NOT used, until made serviceable by an authorized person.
- find: The scraped pulp was applied as a stimulating plaster, and in gout, rheumatism and paralysis has been found serviceable in many instances.
- seem: This evening's program included some of Ashton's greatest work; the performances seemed generally serviceable, rather than outstanding.
- store: These are to be stored serviceable, with a view to re-leasing.
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