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docile

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  1. 1. a. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. ready and willing to be taught Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. easily handled or managed Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 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
  7. 7. j:100 a. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed s. ready and willing to be taught s. easily handled or managed Source: ecdict

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