educable
adjective
ed·u·ca·ble
ˈe-jə-kə-bəl 
: capable of being educated
specifically
: capable of some degree of learning
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Thursday night proved that the commission that puts these things together can prove educable.
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At times the carefulness feels schematic: a good cop to offset the bad cops, the thoughtful, educable white kid and the defensive, narcissistic white kid.
—Marjorie Ingall, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2017
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Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2020
At times the carefulness feels schematic: a good cop to offset the bad cops, the thoughtful, educable white kid and the defensive, narcissistic white kid.
—Marjorie Ingall, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2017
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“Educable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/educable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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educable
adjective
ed·u·ca·ble
ˈej-ə-kə-bəl
: capable of being educated
Medical Definition
educable
adjective
ed·u·ca·ble
ˈej-ə-kə-bəl
: affected with mild intellectual disability and capable of developing academic, social, and occupational skills within the capabilities of one with a mental age between 9 and 12 years compare trainable
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