trac·ta·ble

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• trac|ta|ble — «TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. 1. easily managed or controlled; easy to deal with; docile: »a tractable child. Dogs are more tractable than cats. SYNONYM(S): compliant, manageable. 2. easily handled or worked: »Tractable metals can be hammered and… …   Useful english dictionary

• trac´ta|ble|ness — trac|ta|ble «TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. 1. easily managed or controlled; easy to deal with; docile: »a tractable child. Dogs are more tractable than cats. SYNONYM(S): compliant, manageable. 2. easily handled or worked: »Tractable metals can be… …   Useful english dictionary

• in|trac´ta|ble|ness — in|trac|ta|ble «ihn TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. 1. hard to handle or manage; stubborn: »an intractable mule. When pain becomes so severe that doctors call it “intractable,” they mean that it cannot be controlled by any safe and simple dosage of… …   Useful english dictionary

• in|trac|ta|ble — «ihn TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. 1. hard to handle or manage; stubborn: »an intractable mule. When pain becomes so severe that doctors call it “intractable,” they mean that it cannot be controlled by any safe and simple dosage of drugs (Time).… …   Useful english dictionary

• trac — am·trac; at·trac·tion; at·trac·tion·al·ly; at·trac·tor; con·trac·til·i·ty; con·trac·tion; con·trac·tion·al; con·trac·tion·ist; con·trac·tive; con·trac·tor; con·trac·tu·al; con·trac·ture; con·trac·tus; de·trac·tion; de·trac·tive; de·trac·tor;… …   English syllables

• ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

• in·trac·ta·ble — …   Useful english dictionary

• trac — nm., trouille, peur, traquette : trakèta nf. (Albanais), R. < fr. DEO. traquet <pièce de moulin qui se meut régulièrement pour faire tomber le blé sous la meule> => Planche …   Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

• re|trace´a|ble — re|trace «rih TRAY», transitive verb, traced, trac|ing. 1. to go or trace back over: »We retraced our steps to where we started. Slowly, hesitatingly, he retraced the route the doctor had taken, down the steps onto the tough rocky ground (Graham… …   Useful english dictionary

• tractable — trac·ta·ble …   English syllables