Serviceable has 4 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
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| 1. | The post-war economic development of vanquished nations can be rapid if they are not looted by the victors. For this there are two reasons. First, everything has not been destroyed: some things are merely broken; and a relatively small effort of rehabilitation is multiplied by the value of what remains serviceable. Second is the disabling of entrenched power structures, which often stand as a bar to progress. | |
| 2. | The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. | |
| 3. | This car is no beast, but it's serviceable. | |
| 4. | The film had incredible special effects, but its story was serviceable at best. | |
| 5. | Your phone is visibly damaged, but I think it's still serviceable. | |
| 6. | If the phone is still serviceable, I suggest you go get it serviced. |