MANIPULABLE

tractable, manipulable

(adjective) easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); “tractable young minds”; “the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition”- Samuel Butler

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

manipulable (comparative more manipulable, superlative most manipulable)

Suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation.

Gullible or susceptible to persuasion.

Usage notes

Much more common than manipulatable, by a ratio of 5–10:1.

Synonyms

• manipulatable

Source: Wiktionary



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