instructable

English

Etymology

From instruct +‎ -able.

Adjective

instructable (comparative more instructable, superlative most instructable)

1. Capable of being instructed; receptive to instruction or education.
   • 2000, Todd Thornton Lewis, Subarna Man Tuladhar, Labh Ratna Tuladhar, Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal:

     Yet another division placed persons depending on their ability to receive teachings: those who need only condensed teaching, those who need expanded teaching, and those who are barely instructable.

Related terms

• instructability
• uninstructable