handleableadj.

Brit.

/ˈhandləbl/,

/ˈhandl̩əbl/, U.S.

/ˈhændl̩əb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s– handleable, 1900s– handlable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: handle v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < handle v.¹ + -able suffix.

1. That may be physically handled (with ease); manipulable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] > easily managed

handsome1440

wieldya1450

maniable1484

willing?a1513

tractable1555

wieldsome1565

manuable1594

manageable1598

handleable1611

subject1619

manuala1631

handy1640

flippant1677

wieldablea1688

clever1715

able1741

habile1741

docile1774

sweet1883

hand-tame1911

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [adjective] > capable of being handled

handleable1611

handlesome1674

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Maniable, tractable, wieldable, handleable.

1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 66 The said Pieces might be more bulky, handleable, and the silver in them less apt to be lost or worn away.

1842 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 3 July 189/3 Chairs are..light and handleable.

1883 in M. E. G. Duff Notes from Diary (1899) 156 Books should be handleable.

1919 Pedagogical Seminary Dec. 383 A concrete, seeable, handleable collection of bugs or butterflies.

1971 New Sci. 16 Sept. 618/1 Hex, the only handlable compound of uranium, is..notoriously corrosive.

2001 P. Barham Sci. Cooking xi. 176 Techniques that keep the pastry dough in a suitable handleable form, while..preventing gluten formation.

2. Able to be controlled or dealt with; (easily) manageable.

ΚΠ

1879 Morning Post 6 Aug. 6/5 Railway stocks and other securities..all of which were ‘handleable’.

1893 Field 25 Feb. 297/1 She [sc. a boat] must be handleable by one man in all ways and weathers.

1902 M. O. Wright Dogtown vii. 171 To keep the festivities within handleable limits.

1962 J. A. Meixner F. M. Ford's Novels ii. 29 This at once made our leading character handleable by Conrad.

1985 J. Allen in D. B. Massey & J. Allen Geogr. Matters! 50 The need to outline handlable issues and formulate specific answers to specific questions.

2008 N.Y. Mag. 26 May 87/2 American mores are evolving, especially among the affluent. An affair or two is handleable for the rich.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handleable
释义	handleableadj. Brit. /ˈhandləbl/, /ˈhandl̩əbl/, U.S. /ˈhændl̩əb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s– handleable, 1900s– handlable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: handle v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < handle v.¹ + -able suffix. 1. That may be physically handled (with ease); manipulable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] > easily managed handsome1440 wieldya1450 maniable1484 willing?a1513 tractable1555 wieldsome1565 manuable1594 manageable1598 handleable1611 subject1619 manuala1631 handy1640 flippant1677 wieldablea1688 clever1715 able1741 habile1741 docile1774 sweet1883 hand-tame1911 the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [adjective] > capable of being handled handleable1611 handlesome1674 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Maniable, tractable, wieldable, handleable. 1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 66 The said Pieces might be more bulky, handleable, and the silver in them less apt to be lost or worn away. 1842 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 3 July 189/3 Chairs are..light and handleable. 1883 in M. E. G. Duff Notes from Diary (1899) 156 Books should be handleable. 1919 Pedagogical Seminary Dec. 383 A concrete, seeable, handleable collection of bugs or butterflies. 1971 New Sci. 16 Sept. 618/1 Hex, the only handlable compound of uranium, is..notoriously corrosive. 2001 P. Barham Sci. Cooking xi. 176 Techniques that keep the pastry dough in a suitable handleable form, while..preventing gluten formation. 2. Able to be controlled or dealt with; (easily) manageable. ΚΠ 1879 Morning Post 6 Aug. 6/5 Railway stocks and other securities..all of which were ‘handleable’. 1893 Field 25 Feb. 297/1 She [sc. a boat] must be handleable by one man in all ways and weathers. 1902 M. O. Wright Dogtown vii. 171 To keep the festivities within handleable limits. 1962 J. A. Meixner F. M. Ford's Novels ii. 29 This at once made our leading character handleable by Conrad. 1985 J. Allen in D. B. Massey & J. Allen Geogr. Matters! 50 The need to outline handlable issues and formulate specific answers to specific questions. 2008 N.Y. Mag. 26 May 87/2 American mores are evolving, especially among the affluent. An affair or two is handleable for the rich. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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