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—actability, n./ak"teuh beuhl/, adj.capable of being or suitable for acting.[1840-50; ACT + -ABLE]
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Actable — Act a*ble, a. Capable of being acted. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
actable — index viable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
actable — [ak′tə bəl] adj. that can be acted: said of a play, a role, etc. actability [ak′təbil′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
actable — adjective capable of being acted; suitable for the stage an actable scene • Ant: ↑unactable • Derivationally related forms: ↑act … Useful english dictionary
actable — adjective see act II … New Collegiate Dictionary
actable — adjective Able to be acted, as by an actor … Wiktionary
actable — act·a·ble || æktÉ™bl adj. able of being acted; appropriate for the stage … English contemporary dictionary
actable — act·a·ble … English syllables
actable — act•a•ble [[t]ˈæk tə bəl[/t]] adj. capable of being acted; suitable for acting • Etymology: 1840–50 act a•bil′i•ty, n … From formal English to slang
actable — /ˈæktəbəl/ (say aktuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being acted on the stage. 2. capable of being carried out in practice. –actability /æktəˈbɪləti/ (say aktuh biluhtee), noun …
