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Meaning of 'disciplinary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disciplinary [ a.]
- Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline; corrective; belonging to a course of training.

Meaning of 'disciplinary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disciplinary [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to discipline in behavior
Example in sentence:
  • disciplinary problems in the classroom
Meaning (2):
- relating to a specific field of academic study
Example in sentence:
  • economics in its modern disciplinary sense
3 . disciplinary [ s]
Meaning (3):
- designed to promote discipline
Example in sentence:
  • disciplinal measures;
  • the mother was stern and disciplinary;
  • the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional

Nearby Words:

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