Adjective : a docile horse. From Dictionary.com.
She went docilely, of course, her eyes still fogged. From Wordnik.com. [The Fires of Heaven]
He'd follow English docilely and sit down as he was ordered. From Wordnik.com. [Winner Take All] Reference
She gazed at him as Trixie plodded docilely after his horse. From Wordnik.com. [Slightly Dangerous]
Back in the reserve center, he walked docilely to the armory. From Wordnik.com. [Terror At Dawn]
I will destroy all of it before I will docilely concede defeat. From Wordnik.com. [If you're reading this, George Bush has reserved a bunk for you in one of his detention camps.] Reference
He allowed himself to be docilely herded on to the edge of the pit. From Wordnik.com. [Devil Crystals of Arret] Reference
With Izmir docilely tagging along, the refugees were hustled inside. From Wordnik.com. [Glory Lane]
Her devotions at an end, she issued docilely to the pavement, saying. From Wordnik.com. [The Henchman] Reference
His head came up and he lumbered forward to stand docilely at my side. From Wordnik.com. [Myth Conceptions]
She led the mare toward the corral, and the stallions followed docilely. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning City]
And will Americans lie down docilely, content with their TiVos and ipods?. From Wordnik.com. [Philip Slater: Why America's First Major Terrorist Attack is Forgotten, and what it Shows us] Reference
The dog had kept my side, and had stood docilely by me while Laputa spoke. From Wordnik.com. [Prester John] Reference
Apparently resigned to their fate, the creatures docilely drained the cups. From Wordnik.com. [Devil Crystals of Arret] Reference
Only in stagnant economies does work stay docilely within given categories. From Wordnik.com. [Seth Roberts: Jane Jacobs on College] Reference
A moment later Coeurl trotted docilely after Grosvenor through another door. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Space Beagle]
She smiled at the curator and gave a half shrug, but followed docilely enough. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow of the Torturer]
He followed her docilely, caring no longer to yield to any other will than hers. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Cuffy had docilely retreated to a corner, where he played with a stuff elephant. From Wordnik.com. [The Way Home] Reference
Annek looked hurt, but complied docilely to the extent of withdrawing out of earshot. From Wordnik.com. [The Past Through Tomorrow]
As long as a team of bison could see the team in front of them they followed docilely. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning City]
Conan shifted Yasmina across his shoulder where she lay docilely, and began the descent. From Wordnik.com. [The Bloody Crown of Conan]
Mrs. Day extinguished again the candles she had lit, and began docilely to unrobe herself. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Day's Daughters] Reference
He took her elbow, and she stood docilely while he pulled back the covers with the other hand. From Wordnik.com. [Ryan]
Under his guidance, she walked over to the enormous gilded chair and seated herself docilely in it. From Wordnik.com. [The Outstretched Shadow] Reference
Cadfael mounted, and gathered the loose bridle in his left hand, and the horse came with him docilely. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Eyton Forest]
She slid her hand into his, and followed him docilely as he lifted the reed purdah and entered her bedroom. From Wordnik.com. [Leonie of the Jungle] Reference
She has made for herself a new soul, or rather, she has docilely accepted that which Bismarck has given her. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
What they wouldn't do was go docilely along with the spending Clinton had tried to disguise as "investments.". From Wordnik.com. [Clinton's Growing Pains] Reference
“Thank you,” he replied docilely, glancing at the headline: “public health probe of chicken tonight.”. From Wordnik.com. [Murder to Go]
The GOP scrambled to avoid admitting they had docilely supported Bush-Cheney policies that made the US less safe. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Burnett: The GOP vs. Pelosi: Where's the Outrage?] Reference
Lorenzo had given the great boarhound a stern lecture, after which Scipio docilely allowed David to lead him on a leash. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Fortune had stationed herself at his shoulder, at last; and the young man did well docilely to obey her whispered directions. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius] Reference
The tourists smiled and went docilely through the door to the patio, where water flowed merrily into the blue tiled fountain. From Wordnik.com. [The Legend of the Slain Soldiers]
But as Hitchens imagines it, we sit docilely to even the most inane homilies from our religious leaders, listening and absorbing. From Wordnik.com. [Leora Tanenbaum: Christopher Hitchens to God: Drop Dead] Reference
Sitting cross-legged in front of the building were four men of wholly different ancestry from that of the docilely toiling workmen. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Isles] Reference
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