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tamed
tame T0030800 (tām)adj. tam·er, tam·est 1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.2. Naturally unafraid; not timid: "The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame" (Peter Matthiessen).3. Submissive; docile; fawning: tame obedience.4. Insipid; flat: a tame birthday party.5. Sluggish; languid; inactive: a tame river.tr.v. tamed, tam·ing, tames 1. To make tame; domesticate: tame a wild horse.2. To subdue or curb: tamed his explosive anger.3. To change from an uncontrolled or disorderly to a controlled state: needed some gel to tame his hair.
[Middle English, from Old English tam; see demə- in Indo-European roots.]
tam′a·ble, tame′a·ble adj.tame′ly adv.tame′ness n.tam′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tamed - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"tamemanipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler | | 2. | tamed - brought from wildness; "the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed"tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" |
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