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English
Etymology
From govern + -able.
Adjective
governable (comparative more governable, superlative most governable)
- Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule.
- Synonyms: controllable, manageable, ruleable, obedient
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 397: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.
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Translations
capable of being governed
References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “governable”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “governable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.