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Tractability

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trac·ta·ble  (trkt-bl)
adj.
1. Easily managed or controlled; governable.
2. Easily handled or worked; malleable.
[Latin tractbilis, from tractre, to manage, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]
tracta·bili·ty, tracta·ble·ness n.
tracta·bly adv.
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Noun1.Tractabilitytractability - the trait of being easily persuaded
tractableness, flexibility
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
manageability, manageableness - capable of being managed or controlled
docility - the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
domestication, tameness - the attribute of having been domesticated
amenability, amenableness, cooperativeness - the trait of being cooperative
obedience - the trait of being willing to obey
intractability, intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control


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Mrs Durbeyfield was only too delighted at this tractability.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
We may, perhaps, succeed in restoring her to them, if she is not obstinate: but I trace lines of force in her face which make me sceptical of her tractability.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
She went--as docile as a well-trained child; she was a curious mixture of tractability and firmness: I sat thinking about her, and wondering what her plan could be, when she re-entered.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
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