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Docile

  1. adjective

    willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed

    the docile masses of an enslaved nation

  2. adjective

    ready and willing to be taught

    docile pupils eager for instruction

    Similar: teachable

  3. adjective

    easily handled or managed

    a gentle old horse, docile and obedient

    Similar: gentle

Word family

docility

Words that mean the same

Harmless and Mild · Humble

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