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doc·ile
 docile
- pronunciation:
- da
s
 l
[or]
da
saIl
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
obedient and easy to manage.
She had been docile as a child, but she was now an unruly teenager.A lion cub may look docile, but it may still cause injury to humans.- synonyms:
- amenable, biddable, obedient, submissive, teachable, tractable
- antonyms:
- disobedient, stubborn, ungovernable, unruly, wayward, willful
- similar words:
- adaptable, compliant, cooperative, gentle, malleable, obliging, passive, responsive, tame, willing
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| definition 2: |
easy to train or teach.
- synonyms:
- amenable, teachable, tractable, trainable
- antonyms:
- willful
- similar words:
- adaptable, gentle, malleable, obedient
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| related words: |
easy, flexible, meek, obsequious, pliable, soft, tame |
| derivations: |
docilely (adv.), docility (n.) |
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