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mannerable

mannerable

9.9
Easy to teach or control
  • adjective
  • /ˈmænərəbəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : docil
  • The puppy was so mannerable that it quickly learned to sit and stay.

Examples

  • Teachers appreciate students who are mannerable and follow instructions without complaint.

  • Is that horse mannerable enough for a child?

  • Despite his young age, the colt was remarkably mannerable during training sessions.

  • The puppy is very mannerable during training.

  • The puppy was so mannerable that it quickly learned to sit and stay.

  • Teachers appreciate students who are mannerable and follow instructions without complaint.

  • Despite his young age, the colt was remarkably mannerable during training sessions.

Synonyms

docile
vsmannerable
22 5.5

Easy to teach and willing to follow instructions

is about being easy to teach, lead, and control
teachable
vsmannerable
14 3.5

Willing and able to learn from advice and feedback

also involves being easy to lead and control, not only learning ability
tractable
vsmannerable
3 7.4

Easy to manage and willing to follow directions

focuses more on being taught and led rather than only being managed

Antonyms

rebellious
43 4.5

Not willing to follow rules or authority

unmanageable
12 6.2

Hard to control or deal with

How Docile

mannerable
  • Archaic
9.9
tractable
3 7.4
manageable
57 3.2
stubborn
217 2.9

Surface Forms

mannerable positive

Morphology

mannerable = manner (semi-transparent) = manner + able

The sense 'easily taught/controlled' relates indirectly to behavior ('manner') but the leap to 'docile/tractable' is not an obvious derivation for learners.

Etymology

Mannerable comes from manner ('way of acting') and -able ('able to'), like the familiar word manageable. So mannerable can mean 'able to be taught or led', which is why it describes someone or something docile and easy to control.