All 3 Uses
docile
in
Rhinoceros, by Ionesco
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- [BERENGER holds his hand out docilely to JEAN.†
p. 6.8docilely = in an easily managed manner
- [Still docile, BERENGER flicks his shoulders to get rid of the white dust; JEAN averts his head.†
p. 6.9
- DAISY takes BERENGER'S arm; he allows himself to be led docilely.†
p. 92.9 *docilely = in an easily managed manner
Definitions:
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(1)
(docile) easily led or managed -- perhaps submissive or well-behaved
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)