tractable
adjective
[ ˈtraktəb(ə)l ]
• (of a person) easy to control or influence.
• "she has always been tractable and obedient, even as a child"
Similar:
controllable,
manageable,
malleable,
governable,
yielding,
amenable,
complaisant,
compliant,
adjustable,
docile,
submissive,
obedient,
tame,
meek,
easily handled,
biddable,
persuadable,
persuasible,
accommodating,
trusting,
gullible,
dutiful,
willing,
unassertive,
passive,
deferential,
humble,
obsequious,
servile,
sycophantic,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin tractabilis, from tractare ‘to handle’ (see tractate).
