Governable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule.

    "Even without theatrical shoes on, Erlys was taller than Luca Zombini, and kept her fair hair in a Psyche knot, out of which the less governable tresses continued, with the day, to escape."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being controlled wordnet

Synonyms

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controllablecontrollablecontrollablecorrigiblemalleablemanageable

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"Even without theatrical shoes on, Erlys was taller than Luca Zombini, and kept her fair hair in a Psyche knot, out of which the less governable tresses continued, with the day, to escape."

Etymology

From govern + -able.

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