What does "amenable" mean?
Amenable: Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law. Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to the divine government. I. Taylor.
Additional senses
- 2.Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.
- 3.Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable. Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to counsel. Carlyle.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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