manageably
- adverb
- /ˈmænɪdʒəbli/
- When the food arrived, he picked up his knife and fork and very decorously cut his whole meal into large but manageably bite-sized chunks, then sat back.
Examples
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He was still afraid, but manageably so.
Fiction book (1991) -
This is more manageably sized, more reasonably priced, and still just as cool.
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My title certainly sounds grandiose yet empty, which I must say was intended, as I was at the time not prepared to give a more substantial title, narrowing down my subject to a manageably bounded area of inquiry.
Academic text (2016) -
The Shari'a-inspired legislation that has been adopted in regencies throughout the country similarly targets women as a way of addressing concerns about waning morality that derives from social changes that have not yet been manageably incorporated into Indonesian life.
Academic text (2007) -
The project was divided into manageably small tasks, making it easier for everyone to contribute.
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She organized her time into manageably short blocks to improve her productivity.
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The team's workload was arranged in a manageably balanced way to prevent burnout.
Synonyms
Without trouble or delay
In a way that makes something easy to reach or use
To do something without needing to try
In an easy way without trouble
Antonyms
How Manageable
Surface Forms
Morphology
manageably = manageable (transparent) = manage + able + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'manageable', producing a predictable meaning 'in a manageable way'.
Etymology
The word manageably comes from manage, which comes from an old Latin word manus meaning 'hand' and the idea of 'handling' things, just like in manual. So manageably means 'in a way you can handle' or deal with easily.