workablyadv.
/ˈwəːkəbli/, U.S. /ˈwərkəbli/ In a workable way or manner; so as to be workable (in various senses).
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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adverb] > in workable manner
workably1859
the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > in feasible way
feasibly1653
workably1971
1859 Bell's Life in London 13 Mar. (Suppl.) 1/1 Many horses are practically sound, and workably so for years.
1890 Engineering 25 July 97/2 Whether..that engine can be called workably portable, which has to be jacked up and placed on a solid wooden foundation before starting.
1920 Jrnl. Amer. Steel Treaters Soc. Feb. 220 Long periods of soaking below the burnt stage will cause the steel to become workably soft.
1971 Nature 12 Mar. 69/2 Should there not..be some kind of rebate for bulk delivery or, more workably, a charge for single delivery which is mitigated by bulk delivery?
2012 B. Ellis Social Humanism iv. 121 Individuals who are mature and rational enough to have developed a workably good understanding of the distinction between right and wrong.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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