usable

comparative more usable · superlative most usable · alternative useable

1. Capable of being used.

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   The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention was made of how much it cost the taxpayer to keep them usable.

   2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53

   Antonyms: unusable

2. Easy to use; exhibiting good usability.

   Synonyms: user-friendly

3. homosexual

   2019 episode 1 A Very English Scandal Are you telling me that you were useable?