amenable
a·me·na·ble / əˈmēnəbəl; əˈmen-/ • adj. (of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled: parents who have had easy babies and amenable children. ∎ (amenable to) (of a thing) capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible to: the patients had cardiac failure not amenable to medical treatment.DERIVATIVES: a·me·na·bil·i·ty / əˌmēnəˈbilitē; əˌmen-/ n.a·me·na·bly / -blē/ adv.
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