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English
Etymology
From docile + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.səl.li/, /ˈdɑ.saɪl.li/, /ˈdɑ.sə.li/
Adverb
docilely (comparative more docilely, superlative most docilely)
- Submissively or obediently.
2002, Sarah Waters, chapter 7, in Fingersmith, London: Virago, →ISBN, part 2, page 194:My uncle returns to his mess of papers, dismissing us; and I go docilely back to my sewing.
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