1. easily managed, controlled, or taught; compliant and cooperative
2. easily handled or worked with; malleable
Usage: often used of materials or problems

Examples

• The new student was tractable and quickly adapted to classroom rules.
• Her tractable nature made her popular with teachers and supervisors.
• The clay remained tractable while moist, allowing for easy shaping.
• This mathematical problem is more tractable than it first appeared.
• Unlike his rebellious brother, Tom was tractable and rarely caused trouble.
• The software bug proved tractable once we identified the root cause.