CONTROLLABLY

Etymology

Adverb

controllably (comparative more controllably, superlative most controllably)

In a controllable manner.

Source: Wiktionary


CONTROLLABLE

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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