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
All of those concerns go a long way toward explaining the tractability of the Vietnamese government toward its former foe.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
He appeared to have reached that degree of culture that disarms viciousness and softens stubbornness into tractability.
From Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive by Alf Burnett
