serviceable
/ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In condition for use.
Example Sentences
- "I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them sufficiently serviceable for my purpose..."
- "There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls."
- "The shortage of serviceable SR steam power has also led to the use of the surviving Q1 0-6-0s on passenger duties, particularly on the Horsham-Guildford service."
- "Maguire was always extravagantly priced at £80m but a player who is a solid and serviceable Premier League defender and has become one of England manager Gareth Southgate's most trusted squad members now looks hopelessly out of form."
Etymology
From Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. By surface analysis, service + -able.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: servisable
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/
- British English: /ˈsɜːvɪsəbl̩/
Inflected Forms
more serviceable (comparative)
most serviceable (superlative)