amenable
amenable is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is amenable.
- What is 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 called?
- What is liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc called?
- What is willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable. Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to counsel. Carlyle called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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