Dictionary entry

Tractable

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

I shall find them tractable enough. Shak.

2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures. Holder.

—Tract″a‐ble‐ness, n. — Tract″a/bly, adv.