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Viably

adv.capable, resilientprofessional

What it means

In a way capable of working or succeeding.

Reach for it when showing that something can operate in a workable and enduring manner

The small farm operates viably by sharing expensive equipment.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    successfully

    the desired outcome is actually achieved

    not when Success can be brief or costly.

  • warm

    credibly

    a realistic case can be made

    not when Credibility is weaker than proven operation.

  • professional

    feasibly

    practical possibility is being assessed

    not when Feasibly does not imply durability.

  • professional

    sustainably

    resource use can continue responsibly

    not when Sustainability may sacrifice short-term practicality.

  • formal

    practicably

    real conditions permit the action

    not when Practicably sounds stiff in ordinary advice.

Said against

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  • infeasibly
  • unsustainably
  • impracticably

It naturally appears in

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  • operate viably

    The clinic can operate viably with two shared specialist days.

  • viably produce

    Small farms viably produce the crop by sharing cold storage.

  • viably independent

    A regional newsroom remained viably independent through member funding.

The word family

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Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.