docile

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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docile (ˈdəʊsaɪl)

—*adj*
1.	easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive
2.	rare ready to learn; easy to teach

[C15: from Latin docilis easily taught, from docēre to teach]

'docilely

—*adv*

docility

—n

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Word Origin & History

docile

late 15c., from It. or Fr. docile, from L. docilis "easily taught," from docere "teach" (see doctor). Sense of "obedient, submissive" first recorded 1774.

Example sentences

Careful evolution has seen the car grow ever more docile and controllable, and

yet faster.

Yet some think the web's plentiful distractions have made would-be rebels

docile.

The sea had turned a docile blue overnight under wind-cleansed skies.

Our docile hands lay in our laps.

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Matching Quote

"Your well-tempered guiding effort keeps your adventurous, enthusiastic, active ever-learning toddler from becoming passive, docile, and limp, without drive, will to learn, or interest in your company. Your skillful handling keeps her from turning into a bundle of rebellion and unfocused negativism, getting her kicks out of grownups' anger rather than their pleasure and approval. And with experience and growing understanding she gradually learns how to operate relatively easily and peacefully in the world."

-Stella Chess