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Definition of 'controllable'

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controllable

(kəntroʊləbəl )
adjective
If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
This makes the surfboards more controllable.
...controllable aspects of life.
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Example sentences containing 'controllable'

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The self-pity -- he saw it only as that now -- and the weariness were still controllable. Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2001)She was seized by a fierce, barely controllable desire to be there, to climb through the schism and taste the mystery beyond. Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)I only know that all these steps back to normality were helpful - did not make my grief less, but put it into a controllable shape. Barnard, Robert THE DISPOSAL OF THE LIVING (2001)

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Nearby words of 'controllable'

  • control tower
  • control unit
  • contrôlé
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  • controlled drug
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Definition of controllable from the Collins English Dictionary

Noun phrases with several determiners

Most noun phrases contain only one determiner or none at all, but if there are more, they follow a definite order. Determiners can be divided into four groups, depending on what other determiners the...
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