CONTROLLABLE

controllable, governable

(adjective) capable of being controlled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

controllable (comparative more controllable, superlative most controllable)

Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

Antonyms

• uncontrollable

Noun

controllable (plural controllables)

(business) Any factor that can be controlled.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*trol"la*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable to command. Passion is the drunkeness of the mind, and, therefore, . . . not always controllable by reason. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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