trainable

[trey-nuh-buh l]

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adjective

capable of being trained.
Education. of or relating to moderately retarded individuals who may achieve some self-sufficiency, as in personal care.

Origin of trainable

First recorded in 1540–50; train + -able

Related formstrain·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·train·a·ble, adjective

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Related Words for trainable

amenable, apt, bright, docile, eager, intelligent, qualified, skilled, smart

Examples from the Web for trainable

Contemporary Examples of trainable

His “gold” is the labor in Africa—cheap, trainable, abundant, and ready to work.
'Made in China' Now Being Made in Africa
Brendon Hong
August 23, 2014

Historical Examples of trainable

It grows in great strings fourteen or fifteen feet in length and seems as trainable as smilax or the asparagus vine.
The Garden, You, and I
Mabel Osgood Wright