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tame

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈteɪm// UK //tˈeɪm// tame Archaic Dialect

adj. not wild or afraid of people. You use this word for animals that are friendly and easy to handle.

adj. domesticated or accustomed to human presence; not wild or aggressive. Often used to describe animals that have been trained to accept human contact.


SIMPLE

The tame deer ate the bread from my hand.

CONTEXTUAL

After weeks of gentle feeding the once-shy fox became tame enough to sleep near the porch.

COMPLEX

The zookeeper explained that even the tamest lions retain their wild instincts and require careful handling during medical checks.

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Gradable adjective; can be modified by 'very' or 'quite'.

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