disciplinable
UK/ˈdɪsɪplɪnəb(ə)l/
disciplinable adjective: that can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
Adjective
disciplinable (comparative more disciplinable, superlative most disciplinable)
- That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
- Plato affirmeth, that melancholy minds are more excellent and disciplinable; So are there none more inclinable unto follie.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- docile, educatable, instructible, teachable, tutorable
- For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
- a disciplinable offence
- Synonyms:
- castigable, chastisable, penal, punishable, statutable, subpenal
- Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
- Synonyms:
- disciplinal, disciplinary
Synonyms of disciplinable
- docile
- educatable
- instructible
- teachable
- tutorable
- castigable
- chastisable
- penal
- punishable
- statutable
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Forms of disciplinable
| comparative | more disciplinable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most disciplinable |
Origin of disciplinable
From discipline + -able and from Latin disciplinabilis.
Words formed from disciplinable
Questions about disciplinable
- What does disciplinable mean?
- Disciplinable means that can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
- What part of speech is disciplinable?
- Disciplinable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce disciplinable?
- Disciplinable is pronounced /ˈdɪsɪplɪnəb(ə)l/ (UK).
Words near disciplinable in the dictionary
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