Disciplinary Definition & Meaning

disciplinary
adjective
  1. relating to discipline in behavior; "disciplinary problems in the classroom"
  2. relating to a specific field of academic study; "economics in its modern disciplinary sense"
  3. designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"

"Disciplinary" in song lyrics

See how disciplinary is used in real songs:

  • "illinoi md disciplinary"
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  • "rims. disciplinary"
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  • "ri dom ms. disciplinary"
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Words that rhyme with disciplinary

Usage tips for "disciplinary"

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