actable

[ ak-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being acted or suitable for acting:

   He has written a very actable, well-structured play.

Other Words From

• acta·bili·ty noun
• un·acta·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of actable¹

First recorded in 1840–50; act + -able

Example Sentences

The most intelligent performer is he who recognizes most surely this "actable" and distinguishes in it the more from the less.

From Project Gutenberg

“Monna Vanna” is one of the most brilliantly actable plays of modern times, despite its improbability.

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The old dramatists didn't defer to them—not so much at least—and that's why they're less and less actable.

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Here the dramatic form was much more definite, though still not attempting acted or actable drama.

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Our opinions are only sound, I think, as far as the question of a play being actable is concerned.

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