Serviceable : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Serviceable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Serviceable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
serviceable adj ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics" Antonym(s): unserviceable capable of being put to good use; "a serviceable kitchen gadget" intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration; "serviceable low-heeled shoes";
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serviceable \Serv"iceable\, a. 1. Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous. [bd]Serviceable to religion and learning[b8]. --Atterbury. [bd]Serviceable tools.[b8] --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"iceableness}, n. -- {Serv"icea*bly}, adv.