Definition of Docile

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Definition of Docile
	Docile Teachable; easy to teach; docible. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child. Related Definitions: As, Be, Child, Disposed, Docible, Docile, Easily, Easy, Managed, Taught, Teach, Teachable, To, Tractable

Docile Quotations

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.
Langston Hughes

Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.
Abu Bakar Bashir

We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.
William O. Douglas

People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests.
James Bovard

It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.
James Bovard

Docile Translations

docile in Italian is arrendevole
docile in Swedish is foglig, lydig

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