trainable

[ trey-nuh-buhl ]

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adjective

capable of being trained.
Education. of or relating to individuals with moderate intellectual disabilities who may achieve some self-sufficiency, as in personal care.

Origin of trainable

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First recorded in 1540–50; train + -able

Other words from trainable

train·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·train·a·ble, adjective

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How to use trainable in a sentence

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 | THE DAILY BEAST
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

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