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- Dictionarytractable/ˈtraktəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) easy to control or influence: "she has always been tractable and obedient, even as a child"
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The meaning of TRACTABLE is capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile. How to use tractable in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Tractable.
easily dealt with, controlled, or persuaded: The problem turned out to be less tractable than I had expected. Opposite. intractable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Easiness and simplicity. (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log idiom. accessibility. at the push of a button idiom. at the stroke of a pen idiom.
easily dealt with, controlled, or persuaded: The problem turned out to be less tractable than I had expected. Opposite. intractable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Easiness and simplicity. (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log idiom. accessibility. at the push of a button idiom. at the stroke of a pen idiom.
If you say that a person, problem, or device is tractable, you mean that they can be easily controlled or dealt with. [ formal ] He could easily manage his tractable and worshipping younger brother.
tractable. /ˈtræktəbəl/ IPA guide. Other forms: tractably. If your little brother quietly obeys your instructions and waits for you at the food court while you and your friends wander around the mall, he's probably a tractable child, meaning he's obedient, flexible, and responds well to directions. Note the similarity between tractable and tractor.
Definition of tractable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Easily managed or controlled; governable. 2. Easily handled or worked; malleable. [Latin tractābilis, from tractāre, to manage, frequentative of trahere, to draw.] trac′ta·bil′i·ty, trac′ta·ble·ness n. trac′ta·bly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
1. easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding. a tractable child. a tractable disposition. 2. easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.
Tractable definition: easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding. See examples of TRACTABLE used in a sentence.
1. : easily managed or controlled. This new approach should make the problem more tractable. — opposite intractable. 2. : willing to learn or be guided by another. He's a very tractable child. a tractable horse.
