Living and Operable

Living

Living adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: a living culture that has survived a number of foreign invasions

Operable and living are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operable" instead an adjective "Living".

Nearby Words: live, lived, livable

Operable

Operable adjective - Capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose.
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Synonyms for Operable

Living and operable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Living" instead an adjective "Operable".

Both words in one sentence

  • Higher-Tech Species Five hundred thousand years later, some of their technology (and even a single, living Tar-Aiym) remains operable, providing Macguffins for numerous novels.
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