disciplinable

English

Etymology

From discipline +‎ -able and from Latin disciplinabilis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsɪplɪnəb(ə)l/

Adjective

disciplinable (comparative more disciplinable, superlative most disciplinable)

1. That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     Plato affirmeth, that melancholy minds are more excellent and disciplinable; So are there none more inclinable unto follie.

2. For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.

   a disciplinable offence

3. (obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.

Synonyms

• disciplinal, disciplinary
• docile, teachable

Derived terms

• disciplinableness
• indisciplinable
• undisciplinable

French

Adjective

disciplinable (plural disciplinables)

1. disciplinable

Further reading

• “disciplinable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.