disciplinable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪsɪplɪnəb(ə)l/ (UK)
Etymology
From discipline + -able and from Latin disciplinabilis.
Meanings
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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:
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For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
a disciplinable offence
- (obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more disciplinable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most disciplinable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
disciplinableness · undisciplinable · indisciplinable
Synonyms
chastisable · penal · penal · punishable · castigable · subpenal · docile · disciplinal · instructible · disciplinable · castigable · statutable · educatable · disciplinable · tutorable · chastisable · teachable · disciplinary