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De - Pt| English Dictionary: serviceably | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Serviceable \Serv"ice*a*ble\, 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"ice*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Serv"ice*a*bly}, adv. | |
