Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of being educated; educable.

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  • adjective Capable of being educated, trainable, teachable.

Etymologies

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From educate +‎ -able

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Examples

  • However, just to say "this is a distraction and we will not discuss it" is not optimal because that allows the distracters to pretend that we are "hiding" something or whatever, which could be detrimental to securing the voters of those who are genuinely educatable.

    McCain Hits Obama For Ayers Connection 2009

  • Only intelligent, educatable soldiers are allowed to join.

    Archive 2004-07-01 2004

  • The uninformed and educatable: People who know very little about the benefits or risks of vaccines;

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ANDRÉ PICARD 2010

  • The uninformed and educatable: People who know very little about the benefits or risks of vaccines;

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ANDRÉ PICARD 2010

  • The uninformed and educatable: People who know very little about the benefits or risks of vaccines;

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ANDRÉ PICARD 2010

  • "As many of the two-hour delays districts use, I consider those are not very educatable days for the students," Porter said.

    zanesvilletimesrecorder.com - Local News 2009

  • Malema is just jealous that some people are educatable, Jealousy breeds contempt.

    IOL: News 2009

  • The article does not dip a toe in any such analysis, relying instead on a two-pronged explanation of slashed funding and under-educatable immigrants:

    Reason Magazine Full Feed 2009

  • And you are right, it is a good word in it’s original meaning and it is regrettable that the “zombie” connotations have overwhelmed it’s meaning when there isn’t an adequate replacement (educable, educatable & teachable have their own connotations).

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Adderall 2010

  • And you are right, it is a good word in it’s original meaning and it is regrettable that the “zombie” connotations have overwhelmed it’s meaning when there isn’t an adequate replacement educable, educatable & teachable have their own connotations.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Adderall 2010

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