controllable

English

Etymology

control + -able

Adjective

controllable (comparative more controllable, superlative most controllable)

  1. Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
    • 1961, American Farm Economic Association, Journal of Farm Economics
      For instance, such nonweather factors as insects, disease, errors of management, accidents, and other factors may not be considered controllable []

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References

  • controllable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • controllable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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