DOCILER

Adjective

dociler

comparative form of docile

Source: Wiktionary


DOCILE

Doc"ile, a. Etym: [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. discere to learn, Gr. docile. Cf. Doctor, Didactic, Disciple.]

1. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. [Obs.]

2. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child. The elephant is at once docible and docile. C. J. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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