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tameable
tame T0030800 (tām)adj. tam·er, tam·est 1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.2. Naturally unafraid; not timid: "The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame" (Peter Matthiessen).3. Submissive; docile; fawning: tame obedience.4. Insipid; flat: a tame birthday party.5. Sluggish; languid; inactive: a tame river.tr.v. tamed, tam·ing, tames 1. To make tame; domesticate: tame a wild horse.2. To subdue or curb: tamed his explosive anger.3. To change from an uncontrolled or disorderly to a controlled state: needed some gel to tame his hair.
[Middle English, from Old English tam; see demə- in Indo-European roots.]
tam′a·ble, tame′a·ble adj.tame′ly adv.tame′ness n.tam′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tameable - capable of being tamedtamablemanipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler |
Translationstame (teim) adjective1. (of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous. He kept a tame bear as a pet. 馴服的 驯服的2. dull; not exciting. My job is very tame. 平淡的 平淡的 verb to make tame. It is impossible to tame some animals. 馴服 驯服ˈtamely adverb 馴服地 驯服地ˈtameness noun 馴服 驯服ˈtameable adjective (negative untameable) able to be tamed. 可馴服的 可驯服的tameable
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