disciplinable
American
[dis-uh-plin-uh-buhl]
/ ˈdɪs əˌplɪn ə bəl /
adjective
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subject to or meriting disciplinary action.
a disciplinable breach of rules.
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capable of being instructed.
Other Word Forms
- nondisciplinable adjective
- undisciplinable adjective
Etymology
Origin of disciplinable
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin disciplīnābilis. See discipline, -able
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