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 [ˈtræktəb^əl]

adj

1. easily controlled or persuaded

2. readily worked; malleable

[from Latin tractābilis, from tractāre to manage, from trahere to draw]

tractability , tractableness n

tractably  adv

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"

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tractable

adjective (Formal) manageable, obedient, compliant, willing, yielding, tame, amenable, submissive, docile, controllable, biddable, persuadable, governable He could easily manage his tractable younger brother.
manageable defiant, stubborn, unruly, wilful, obstinate, headstrong, stiff-necked, refractory

Translations

tractable [ˈtræktəbl] ADJ [person] → tratable; [problem] → soluble; [material] → dúctil, maleable

tractable [ˈtræktəb^əl] adj [person] → malléable; [problem] → facile à aborder
... the country's least tractable social problems → ... le problème social le moins facile à aborder pour ce pays
tract house n (US) → pavillon dans un lotissement)m >

tractable

adj (lit) metal etc → leicht zu bearbeiten, formbar; (fig) child, animal, disposition → fügsam, lenkbar; problem → leicht lösbar

tractable [ˈtræktəbl] adj (person) → accomodante; (animal) → docile

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tractable [ˈtræktəbl] adj (person) → accomodante; (animal) → docile