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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

advantageous, agential, agentival, agentive, aidful, aiding, appropriate, assisting, banausic, beneficial, commodious, conducive, constructive, contributory, durable, employable, expedient, facilitating, favoring, fitting, forwarding, functional, functioning, furthersome, good for, handy, helpful, instrumental, intermediary, long-lasting, mediating, mediatorial, ministerial, ministering, of general utility, of help, of service, of use, operating, operative, positive, practicable, practical, pragmatical, profitable, promoting, proper, remedial, salutary, subservient, therapeutic, tough, usable, useful, utilitarian, workable, working

Dictionary Results for serviceable:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

serviceable
    adj 1: ready for service or able to give long service;
           "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"
           [ant: unserviceable]
    2: capable of being put to good use; "a serviceable kitchen
       gadget"
    3: intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration;
       "serviceable low-heeled shoes";

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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. "Serviceable to religion
      and learning". --Atterbury. "Serviceable tools."
      --Macaulay.
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            I know thee well, a serviceable villain. --Shak.
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   2. Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for,
      the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent.
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            Courteous he was, lowly, and servysable. --Chaucer.
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            Bright-hearnessed angels sit in order serviceable.
                                                  --Milton.
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            Seeing her so sweet and serviceable.  --Tennnyson.
      [1913 Webster] -- Serv"ice*a*ble*ness, n. --
      Serv"ice*a*bly, adv.
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