tractable
adjective
easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding.
tractability
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a word derived from
tractable.
Example Sentences
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Or perhaps Tess’ tractability frustrated me so much, even then, that I decided to fail on my own terms.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2015
While Super Saver didn't have a straw in his path under a canny ride from Calvin Borel, he's also a colt who makes his own luck through tactical speed and a newfound tractability.
From Newsweek ● May 14, 2010
The tire's deep tread provides traction in both forward and reverse and carries over the tire shoulder for grip and tractability in the deep, sticky mud.
From Time Magazine Archive
Riot and rebellion are engendered by minor hunger and deprivation, but real starvation makes for relative tractability.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost as a little child in tractability, was Justice Hare.
From East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood
