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tamable

American  
[tay-muh-buhl] / ˈteɪ mə bəl /
Or tameable

adjective

  1. able to be tamed.


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Etymology

Origin of tamable

First recorded in 1545–55; tame + -able


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But Mr. Carlson wound up being entirely tamable, while the more diminutive Mr. Loughlin lived like a wild man until his tragic death.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2015

And among fishes, the family of the Cyprinidae are the best adapted to our purpose; for we must select those which are both hardy and tamable.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various

Some species of the rhinoceros, if not all, seem to be tamable.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

It is more tamable and docile than the Himalayan Sun Bear, and is even more eccentric in its ways.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

A hawk or an eagle is never tamed, but a crow is more easily and completely tamable than the gentlest singing-bird.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various

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