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adjective • Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. • Soft and mild rather than hard or severe. • Docile and easily managed. • Gradual rather than steep or sudden. • Polite and respectful rather than rude. • Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. | ||||
| 98% | 6 | Exact Match! | ||
adjective • very restrained or quiet • brought from wildness into a domesticated state adjective satellite • flat and uninspiring • very docile verb • correct by punishment or discipline • make less strong or intense; soften • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable • make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans | ||||
| 28% | 8 | Pliable and tractable | ||
adjective satellite • disposed or willing to conform • responsive to suggestions and influences • open to being acted upon in a certain way • liable to answer to a higher authority | ||||
Most Tractable
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