Adjective: docile dó-sul [N. Amer], 'dow,sI(-u)l [Brit]
- Willing to be taught, led, supervised or directed
"the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
- Easily handled or managed
"a gentle old horse, docile and obedient";
- gentle
- Ready and willing to be taught
"docile pupils eager for instruction";
- teachable
See also: educable, manipulable, manipulatable, meek, obedient, sheepish, sheeplike, tame, tamed, tractable, yielding
Antonym: obstinate, unteachable