;Posted on 03/27/2013 5:20:43 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 27, 2013-- tractable
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
tractable [trak-tuh-buh l]
adjective
1. easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
2. easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.
Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin tractābilis, equivalent to tractā ( re ) to handle, deal with (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -bilis -ble
Related forms
trac•ta•bil•i•ty, trac•ta•ble•ness, noun
trac•ta•bly, adverb
non•trac•ta•bil•i•ty, noun
non•trac•ta•ble, adjective
non•trac•ta•ble•ness, noun
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
1 minute smile for the day: why a good dog is not necessarily a good babysitter!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN-MjUC4f9k
But this is my favorite video of the day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA8VJh0UJtg
Makes my screen all blurry.
YUCK!!!!!
LOL!
i’m bawling at my desk, that is just precious.
We used this term in my horsemanship classes.
Sent that to my grandchildren. It’s just icky enough to delight them!
Yes. I’m still teary over the Down Syndrome video. That Lab is so typical of the breed and all retriever breeds.
I remember when my oldest grandson was visiting when he was first crawling. We took our eyes off him for just a couple of minutes, and the next thing we knew he was inspecting the teeth of our 80 lb Golden Retriever. The dog just rolled over patiently so the baby could get a better look!
Tractable
Here at the Atkinsonville Daily News Gargle Joey Wormcastle was regarded by all as tractable, slow and esily guided.
Joey on the other hand believed he WAS a tractor and eloped with Alice Chalmers, a harrowing experience by all accounts.
A++
If Alice dumps Joey, it will be with a Deere, John letter.
oh good grief.
The OWS crowd and other Leftist organizations continue to target their garbage at tract-able individuals...
And sit home alone with her Cat.
What else would you have a carry permit for?
A+++
Take a good look at their face
You’ll see their smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it’s easy to trace
The tracts of their tears...
A++
This, too shall pass.
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