English Explanatory Dictionary

maniable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. manageable

Word forms

maniable more maniable most maniable

Etymology

From Middle English manyable, from Middle French maniable, from manier (“to manage”), from Latin manus (“hand”). By surface analysis, man(us) + -i- + -able.

Synonyms

controllable governable rulable amenable biddable complaisant compliant docile indulgent manageable maniable meek passive pliant tractable yielding
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