US /ˈruləbəl/ UK /ˈruːləbəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    capable of being ruled, governed, or decided upon

    The judge deemed the motion rulable under existing statute.

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Synonyms
1 adj · capable of being ruled,... governablemanageablecontrollabletractable
Opposites
Word family
Related forms rulerulerrulingunruly

Etymology

From rule + -able, from Old French riule, reule, from Latin regula ('a straight stick, rule'), from regere ('to keep straight, direct, rule').

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