governable

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Etymology

From govern +‎ -able.

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governable (comparative more governable, superlative most governable)

  1. 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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