tractileadj.
/ˈtraktɪl//ˈtraktʌɪl/ rare.† 1. Capable of being drawn out to a thread.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > ductile
tractile1626
sequacious1640
ductile1659
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §839 The Consistencies of Bodies..Fragile, Tough, Flexible, Inflexible, Tractile or to be drawne forth in length, Intractile, Porous.
2. That may be drawn, as money from a bank.
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society > trade and finance > money > [adjective] > ready money or cash
readya1400
dry1574
running1662
ready money1671
ready-moneyed1757
tractile1892
1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker vii. 118 Eight thousand..was liquid and actually tractile in the bank.
3. = tractive adj.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by drawing along > [adjective]
drawing1399
tractory1684
towing1795
tractile1839
1839 New Monthly Mag. 57 539 The distinction they have drawn between the tractile capabilities of the horse and the dog.
Derivatives
tractility n. /trækˈtɪlɪtɪ/ the quality of being tractile; in quot. 1838, figurative capacity of being drawn out or protracted.
/trækˈtɪlɪtɪ/ the quality of being tractile; in quot. 1838, figurative capacity of being drawn out or protracted.ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > ductility
sequacity1626
ductilenessa1631
ductility1654
sequaciousnessa1676
tractility1713
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity > capacity for being drawn out
tractility1838
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. ix. 350 Silver, whose Ductility and Tractility are very much inferiour to those of Gold.
1838 B. Corney Ideas on Controv. 9 His subject possesses tractility.
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