tractable

trac·ta·ble  (trkt-bl)

adj.

1. Easily managed or controlled; governable.

2. Easily handled or worked; malleable.

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[Latin tractbilis, from tractre, to manage, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]

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tracta·bili·ty, tracta·ble·ness n.

tracta·bly adv.

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tractable

Adjective

Formal easy to control, manage, or deal with: he could easily manage his tractable and worshipping younger brother [Latin tractare to manage]

tractability n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler manipulable compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" manageable - capable of being managed or controlled obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
	2.	tractable - readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student" amenable susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"