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Definition of tractable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tractable

adjective
 
/ˈtræktəbl/
 
/ˈtræktəbl/
(formal)
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  1. easy to deal with or control synonym manageable
    • This approach helps to make the issues more tractable.
    opposite intractable
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin tractabilis, from tractare ‘to handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw’.
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