Origin: Latin
suffix -able
Tractable has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
"tractable young minds"
"the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"
2
responsive to suggestions and influences
"a tractable student"
"an amenable child"
3
Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed.
Example Sentences
"tractable young minds"
adjective
"the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"
adjective
"a tractable student"
adjective
"an amenable child"
adjective
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