docilely

adv

docilely

adv

US /ˈdɑ.səl.li/

Etymology From docile + -ly.

1

Submissively or obediently.

My uncle returns to his mess of papers, dismissing us; and I go docilely back to my sewing.2002, Sarah Waters, chapter 7, in Fingersmith, London: Virago, →ISBN, part 2, page 194:

Related terms: docile

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