disciplinary
pronunciation
How to pronounce disciplinary in British English: UK [ˈdɪsəplɪnəri]
How to pronounce disciplinary in American English: US [ˈdɪsəpləneri]
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- Adjective:
- relating to discipline in behavior
- relating to a specific field of academic study
- designed to promote discipline
Word Origin
- disciplinary (adj.)
- 1590s, from Medieval Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina (see discipline (n.)).
Example
- 1. I faced a disciplinary board .
- 2. Provisions on disciplinary actions for statistical violations of laws and disciplines .
- 3. If I take the necessary disciplinary action , I personally feel horrible .
- 4. Its decrees are chiefly disciplinary .
- 5. He cited a 2007 statute , passed under military rule , which gave an amnesty to all government officials who were facing disciplinary charges .