tractable
[ trak-tuh-buhl ]
/ ˈtræk tə bəl /
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adjective
easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1495–1505; <Latin tractābilis, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, deal with (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -bilis-ble
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British Dictionary definitions for tractable
tractable
/ (ˈtræktəbəl) /
adjective
easily controlled or persuaded
readily worked; malleable
Derived forms of tractable
tractability or tractableness, nountractably, adverbWord Origin for tractable
C16: from Latin tractābilis, from tractāre to manage, from trahere to draw
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