DISCIPLINAL

corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal

(adjective) designed to promote discipline; “the teacher’s action was corrective rather than instructional”; “disciplinal measures”; “the mother was stern and disciplinary”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

disciplinal (comparative more disciplinal, superlative most disciplinal)

relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment

Source: Wiktionary


Dis"ci*plin*al, a.

Definition: Relating to discipline. Latham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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