tractable

Tractable — Tract a*ble, a. [L. tractabilis, fr, tractare to draw violently, to handle, treat. See {Treat}, v. t.] 1. Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

tractable — [ traktabl ] adj. • v. 1965; de tracter ♦ Qu on peut tracter. Caravane tractable. ● tractable adjectif Qu on peut tracter. tractable [tʀaktabl] adj. ÉTYM. V. 1965; de …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Tractable — may mean *Operation Tractable, a military operation in Normandy 1944 *Tractability concerning how easily something can be done **an example of such analysis is in computational complexity theory **another involves the use of mathematical closed… …   Wikipedia

tractable — I adjective acquiescent, adaptable, amenable, bendable, compliant, conformable, controllable, docile, docilis, ductile, easily lead, easily managed, easily taught, easygoing, elastic, facile, facilis, flexible, flexile, formable, governable,… …   Law dictionary

tractable — (adj.) manageable, early 15c., from L. tractabilis that may be touched, handled, or managed, from tractare to handle, manage (see TREAT (Cf. treat)). Related: Tractability …   Etymology dictionary

tractable — amenable, biddable, docile, *obedient Analogous words: pliant, pliable, *plastic: submissive, subdued (see TAME): *compliant, acquiescent Antonyms: intractable: unruly Contrasted words: ungovernable, refractory, headstrong, willful (see UNRULY):… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

tractable — [adj] manageable acquiescent, amenable, biddable, complaisant, compliant, controllable, docile, ductile, facile, flexible, game, going along with*, governable, hanging loose*, malleable, meek, obedient, persuadable, plastic, pliable, pliant,… …   New thesaurus

tractable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) easy to control or influence. 2) (of a situation or problem) easy to deal with. DERIVATIVES tractability noun. ORIGIN Latin tractabilis, from tractare to handle …   English terms dictionary

tractable — [trak′tə bəl] adj. [L tractabilis < tractare, to drag, haul, freq. of trahere, to DRAW] 1. easily managed, taught, or controlled; docile; compliant 2. easily worked; malleable SYN. OBEDIENT tractability n. tractableness tractably adv …   English World dictionary

tractable — [[t]træ̱ktəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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. ...the country s …   English dictionary

tractable — tractability, tractableness, n. tractably, adv. /trak teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition. 2. easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable. [1495 1505; < L… …   Universalium