adj.
- Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
- Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.
[Latin docilis, from docēre, to teach.]
docilely doc'ile·ly adv.docility do·cil'i·ty (dŏ-sĭl'ĭ-tē, dō-) n.
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