disciplined
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nondisciplined adjective
- undisciplined adjective
- well-disciplined adjective
Etymology
Origin of disciplined
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; discipline + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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But Jacobs also said that “it is incredibly important to be disciplined on price” and that the company won’t “fall irrationally in love with any particular company.”
From Barron's
How the Broncos can win: Denver’s formula is simple and familiar: play clean, disciplined football and force the Chargers into a low-scoring game, which is much easier with a backup at quarterback.
From Los Angeles Times
Tan favors mid- to large-cap banks with clear capital headroom, disciplined cost management and rising fee-income contributions.
The point of a disciplined framework is to show where more must be done without implying that every product with a foreign component constitutes an unacceptable risk.
The company has leveraged partnerships and been more disciplined with AI spending than many of its peers, but has also made a series of missteps.
From MarketWatch
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