serviceable Copy link Outline I. That does service, beneficial, advantageous1. ūtĭlis2. opportūnus (rare in this sense)3. aptusII. Capable of, or fit for, military duty1. aptus a s. army, i. e. in fighting trim, exercitus a., Liv. 10, 25, init.2. ūtĭlis navigando (of ships) • serviceable: I. That does service, beneficial, advantageous: 1. ūtĭlis: (of both persons and things): an advantageous and s. law, lex accommodata ac u., Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 14: that they could be s. friends to them, posse iis utiles esse amicos, Caes. B. G. 4, 7, fin. 2. opportūnus (rare in this sense): all other things are s. each for a separate purpose, ceterae res opportunae sunt singulae rebus singulis, Cic. Am. 6, 22. 3. aptus: with ad or dat. (of persons always with dat.): the bones have joints s. for stability, ossa habent commissuras ad stabilitatem aptas, id. N. D. 2, 55, 139: a s. place for an ambush, locus ad insidias a., id. Mil. 20, 53: that that which is true, simple, and sincere, is s. to the nature of man, quod verum, simplex sincerumque sit, id esse hominis naturae aptum, id. Off. 1, 4, 13. Or translate by verb: inservio, 4: with dat.: to render oneself s. to any one, alicui inservire, id. Off. 1, 15, 49. II. Capable of, or fit for, military duty: 1. aptus a s. army, i. e. in fighting trim, exercitus a., Liv. 10, 25, init. 2. ūtĭlis navigando (of ships): v. seaworthy. So by anal., utilis pugnando, bello, etc.