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docile

[dos-uhl, doh-sahyl] / ˈdɒs əl, ˈdoʊ saɪl /


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Docile and self-conscious, he’s not motivated by vanity or fame.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Docile means that they don’t usually resist when you try to milk them.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

In the world of "Docile," created by KM Sparza, a dystopian America has been reduced to essentially two classes — trillionaires and those absolutely crushed by debt.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2020

Docile, the landscape might forget we’re even there; vocal, we will survive.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2015

“Different men, different methods. Docile men make very poor soldiers.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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