TREATABLE

Etymology

Adjective

treatable (comparative more treatable, superlative most treatable)

Able to be treated; not incurable.

(dated) Not intractable; moderate.

Source: Wiktionary


Treat"a*ble, a. Etym: [OE. tretable, F. traitable, L. tractabilis. See Treat, and cf. Tractable.]

Definition: Manageable; tractable; hence, moderate; not violent. [Obs.] " A treatable disposition, a strong memory." R. Parr. A kind of treatable dissolution. Hooker. The heats or the colds of seasons are less treatable than with us. Sir W. Temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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