Manageable

Manageable
Manageable Man"age*a*ble, a. Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Governable; tractable; controllable; docile. [1913 Webster] -- {Man"age*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Man"age*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


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