Category: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. 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.