Thesaurus: serviceable

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1. a. Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous.
2. a. Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent.
3. adj. ready for service or able to give long service
4. adj. capable of being put to good use
5. adj. intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration
6. 1. Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous. "Serviceable to religion and learning". Atterbury. "Serviceable tools." Macaulay. I know thee well, a serviceable villain. Shak. 2. Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent. Courteous he was, lowly, and servysable. Chaucer. Bright-hearnessed angels sit in order serviceable. Milton. Seeing her so sweet and serviceable. Tennnyson. -- Serv"ice*a*ble*ness, n. -- Serv"ice*a*bly, adv.
7. j:100 a. ready for service or able to give long service s. capable of being put to good use s. intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration;