a'menably
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amenable (əˈmiːnəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc |
| 2. | accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable |
| 3. | capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc |
| [C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin mināre to drive (cattle), from minārī to threaten] | |
| amena'bility | |
| —n | |
| a'menableness | |
| —n | |
| a'menably | |
| —adv | |
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