Found 2 items, similar to Tractable.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tractable 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 [syn: manipulable] [ant: intractable] 2: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; “a responsive student” [syn: responsive, amenable]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tractable 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. [1913 Webster] I shall find them tractable enough. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures. [Obs.] --Holder. [1913 Webster] --Tract"a*ble*ness, n. -- Tract"a/bly, adv. [1913 Webster]