Definition of Docle
Doc"ile (?), a. [L. docilis,fr.
docere to teach; cf. Gr. &?;, and L. discere to learn,
Gr. &?; learned, &?; knowing: cf. F. 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.
- Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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