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English
Etymology
From French maniable, from manier (“to manage”), from Latin manus (“hand”).
Adjective
maniable (comparative more maniable, superlative most maniable)
- (obsolete) manageable
1605, Francis Bacon, “The First Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, , →OCLC, folio 11, recto:[A]nd it is without all controuerſie, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to gouernment; whereas Ignorance makes them churlish[,] thwart, and mutinous; [...]
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French
Etymology
From manier (“to manage”) + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
maniable (plural maniables)
- handy
- manageable, manoeuvrable
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