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tractably

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trac⋅ta⋅ble

  [trak-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
2. easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.
Origin:
1495–1505; < L tractābilis, equiv. to tractā(re) to handle, deal with (freq. of trahere to draw) + -bilis -ble

Related forms:
trac⋅ta⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, trac⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
trac⋅ta⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. manageable, willing, governable.

Antonyms:
1. stubborn.
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trac·ta·ble   (trāk'tə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Easily managed or controlled; governable.

  2. Easily handled or worked; malleable.


[Latin tractābilis, from tractāre, to manage, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]
trac'ta·bil'i·ty, trac'ta·ble·ness n., trac'ta·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

tractable 
"manageable," 1502, from L. tractabilis "that may be touched, handled, or managed," from tractare "to handle, manage" (see treat).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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