workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being worked
a workable material
2
: practicable, feasible
a workable system
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I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2026
Done right, this is sound public finance, and perhaps the most workable version of an American sovereign wealth fund yet proposed.
—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Integrated Radeon graphics are workable for 1080p gaming, and the machine supports video output as high as quad 4K.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Perhaps a workable solution is to spontaneously gird and stabilize itself when generating and absorbing force.
—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
29 June 2026
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workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being worked
2
: feasible
a workable solution to the problem
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