livably

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adverb

In a manner that is conducive to living.

Opposite
Scrabble 15

Meanings

adverblivably (comparative more livably, superlative most livably)

comparative more livably · superlative most livably · alternative liveably

  1. uncommonIn a manner that is conducive to living.

    Radiators were tepid, but in most cases they kept apartments livably warm as hot water continued to flow […]

    2011, Stephen J. Collier, Post-Soviet Social: Neoliberalism, Social Modernity, Biopolitics, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 6
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    It was livably cold in the north, with a pleasant summer, warm and temperate in the central portions, and hot and languorous in the south. In the south, in the First Province, was Lamora, the capital, with seven million inhabitants.

    2017, Taylor Caldwell, Jess Stearn, The Romance of Atlantis: A Novel, Open Road Media, →ISBN

    […] livable wages that are both in line with industry averages and provide enough for workers to meet their basic [needs] […] Workers who are paid fairly and “livably” are empowered to enter into their other commercial exchanges fairly and […]

    2021, Radha R. Sharma, Handbook of Sustainable Development: Strategies for Organizational Sustainability, Business Expert Press, →ISBN

    Antonyms: unlivably

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a manner that is conducive to living.

Opposite

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

livably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livably

MLA

“livably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livably. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “livably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livably.

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