tractable
adjective
easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding.
tractably
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a word derived from
tractable.
Example Sentences
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To Miss Helstone's little light hand, however, she yielded tractably, and seemed soothed by its contact.
From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
To which Socrates: Yes, I perceive that this is so, but it seems to me that the state was never more tractably disposed, never so ripe for a really good leader, as to-day.
From The Memorabilia by Henry Graham Dakyns
She went, being in the clutches of a superior force, tractably enough, but with none of her unconquerable love of country subdued.
From Tropic Days by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield
"Good business for me, that Knox is sending the grey horse home for me," remarked Bernard, as his new mare followed him tractably out of the stall.
From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross
Such a splendid fellow!—I’m sure you’ll like him—this way,’—Dumps followed as tractably as a tame bear.
From Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people by Charles Dickens
