docile

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DOCILE, adjective [Latin , to teach. See Teach.] Teachable; easily instructed; ready to learn; tractable; easily managed. Some children are far more docile than others. Dogs are more docile than many other animals.
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