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tractable
What does tractable mean?
tractable (adjective): responsive to suggestions and influences.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use tractable in a sentence?
- A tractable student. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce tractable?
/ˈtɹæktəbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tractable come from?
From Middle English tractable, tractabel, from Latin tractābilis (“that may be touched, handled, or managed”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “tractable” mean?
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
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grand, elegant or splendid in appearance
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responsive to suggestions and influences
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severe and unremitting in making demands
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