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amenably
a·me·na·ble A0247700 (ə-mē′nə-bəl, ə-mĕn′ə-)adj.1. a. Willing to accept a suggestion or submit to authority: "a class that is all the more amenable to control for living perpetually under the threat of deportation" (Amitav Ghosh).b. Ready to consent; agreeable: Are you amenable to a change in schedule?2. Responsible to higher authority; accountable: amenable to the law. See Synonyms at responsible.3. Susceptible or open, as to testing or criticism: "The phenomenon of mind ... is much more complex, though also more amenable to scientific investigation, than anyone suspected" (Michael D. Lemonick). [Probably alteration of Middle English menable, from Old French, from mener, to lead, from Latin mināre, to drive, from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men- in Indo-European roots.] a·me′na·bil′i·ty, a·me′na·ble·ness n.a·me′na·bly adv.LegalSeeAmenableThesaurusSeeamenable |