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docilely

doc·ile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dos-uh l; British doh-sahyl]
    • /ˈdɒs əl; British ˈdoʊ saɪl/
    • /ˈdəʊsɪlɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dos-uh l; British doh-sahyl]
    • /ˈdɒs əl; British ˈdoʊ saɪl/

Definitions of docilely word

  • adjective docilely easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse. 1
  • adjective docilely readily trained or taught; teachable. 1
  • noun docilely Submissively or obediently. 1

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Origin of docilely

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin docilis readily taught, equivalent to doc(ēre) to teach + -ilis -ile

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Parts of speech for Docilely

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

docilely popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for docilely

adverb docilely

  • quietly — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
  • passively — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
  • unassumingly — modest; unpretentious.
  • compliantly — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
  • submissively — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.

Antonyms for docilely

adverb docilely

  • fiercely — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.

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