"directable" meaning in English

See directable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more directable [comparative], most directable [superlative]
Etymology: From direct + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|direct|able}} direct + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} directable (comparative more directable, superlative most directable)
  1. Able to be directed. Derived forms: undirectable Related terms: directability Translations (able to be directed): dirigeable [feminine, masculine] (French)
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