See Also: teachable(dictionary)

teachable (iou)



teachable adjective. LME.
[from TEACH verb + -ABLE.]
Of a subject: that can be taught or imparted by instruction, training, etc. LME.
Capable of teaching something; instructive. L15-L17.
Of a person: able to be taught; apt at learning; receptive to instruction; tractable. L15.
C. Kingsley These old Greeks were teachable, and learnt from all the nations around. M. Burt The..receivable, teachable quality in woman or in man.
teacha'bility noun L19.
teachableness noun L16.
teachably adverb E19.