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Tractability

Tractability \Tract`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. tractabilitas: cf.F. tractabilite.] The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

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tractability

n. The state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

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tractability

n. the trait of being easily persuaded [syn: tractableness, flexibility] [ant: intractability]

Usage examples of "tractability".

Not only would a white shaggy-bull be a rare specimen for his menagerie, but if taken young enough, shaggy-bulls could often be gentled to the tractability of domestic cattle and, when bred to beef breeds, invariably sired or threw bigger, meatier animals with thicker, stronger, more long-wearing hides.

Not only would a white shaggy bull be a rare specimen for his menagerie, but if taken young enough, shaggy bulls could often be gentled to the tractability of domestic cattle and, when bred to beef breeds, invariably sired or threw bigger, meatier animals with thicker, stronger, more long-wearing hides.