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Etymology edit

instruct +‎ -able

Adjective edit

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.

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