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tractable (adjective), more tractable, most tractable
1. Capable of being easily taught, led, or controlled; docile and manageable: Jim's little boy has been a very tractable or obedient child.
2. Etymology: from Latin tractabilis, "that may be touched or handled, workable, tangible, manageable"; from tractare, "to handle, to manage."
Easily controlled or managed.
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Easily handled or worked.
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tractable, more tractable, most tractable
Easily controlled or taught; compliant and docile. (2)
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