tractable
[ trak-tuh-buhl ]
/ ˈtræk tə bəl /
adjective
easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.
Origin of tractable
1495–1505; < Latin
tractābilis, equivalent to
tractā(re) to handle, deal with (frequentative of
trahere to draw) +
-bilis
-ble
SYNONYMS FOR tractable
OTHER WORDS FROM tractable
Words nearby tractable
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track‐train dynamics,
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tract house,
tract society,
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tractarian,
tractarianism,
tractate,
tractile,
traction
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British Dictionary definitions for tractable
tractable
/ (ˈtræktəbəl) /
adjective
easily controlled or persuaded
readily worked; malleable
Derived forms of tractable
tractability or tractableness, noun tractably, adverbWord Origin for tractable
C16: from Latin
tractābilis, from
tractāre to manage, from
trahere to draw