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tractable |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tractable \Tract"a*ble\, a. [L. tractabilis fr tractare to draw violently, to handle, treat. See {Treat}, v. t.] 1. Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as tractable children; a tractable learner. I shall find them tractable enough. --Shak. 2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as tractable measures. [Obs.] --Holder. --{Tract"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tract"a/bly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tractable adj 1: easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "gold is tractable"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler [ant: {intractable}] 2: susceptible to suggestion; "a personality responsive to your desires" [syn: {responsive}]
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