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tractable Definition


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tractable
adj
    1. Said especially of a child, animal, etc or their disposition: easily managed, controlled, etc; docile.
      Thesaurus: docile, compliant, malleable, controllable, obedient, persuadable, biddable, pliable, submissive, yielding, governable; Antonym: feral, wild.
    2. Said of a material, etc: pliant.
Derivative: tractability
noun
    Derivative: tractably
    adverb
      Etymology: 15c: from Latin tractare to handle.



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