What does docity mean?
Docity means (dialectal, obsolete) Docility; quickness of comprehension..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dialectal, obsolete) Docility; quickness of comprehension..
Very well Sirrah, they dy’d in an honourable Calling—but hark’y’ Rag———I have Buſineſs———very earneſt Buſineſs abroad this Evening, now were you a Raſcal of Docity, you wou’d invent a way———to get home my laſt Suit that was laid in Lavender———with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging, as Perriwig, Cravat———and———ſo forth———
Docity. Docility, quick comprehenſion. Glouc[estershire].
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Docity means (dialectal, obsolete) Docility; quickness of comprehension..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Very well Sirrah, they dy’d in an honourable Calling—but hark’y’ Rag———I have Buſineſs———very earneſt Buſineſs abroad this Evening, now were you a Raſcal of Docity, you wou’d invent a way———to get home my laſt Suit that was laid in Lavender———with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging, as Perriwig, Cravat———and———ſo forth———
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