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Amenable Definition & Meaning

amenable
adjective
  1. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"
  2. readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"
  3. open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment"
  4. liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court"

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What does amenable mean?
disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion" readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student" open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment" liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court"
What part of speech is amenable?
Amenable is an adjective.
How many definitions does amenable have?
Amenable has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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