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docile
adjective as in compliant, submissive
Example Sentences
This was unexpected, as pheasants are usually quite docile birds, and tasty, too.
After their snake handler’s docile specimen has an onset mishap, the real thing slithers into view.
It turns out there’s quite a bit of sadness behind Luna’s bubbliness and a good deal of steel underneath Jane’s docile demeanor.
A university professor who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity employs a 10-year-old boy because children are "cheaper and more docile".
Rules are spelled out at the top that make clear that this isn’t one of those docile theatergoing experiences, in which the audience is expected to keep mum as the actors do all the work.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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