adj
disciplinary
dih-sih-PLIH-nuh-ree
adj
1
Relating to punishment or rules meant to enforce good behaviour.
"He faced disciplinary action after missing three shifts without notice."
"The school has a strict disciplinary policy for cheating."
2
Relating to a particular academic subject or field of study.
"The conference encouraged disciplinary boundaries to be crossed, mixing biologists with engineers."
How to Use Disciplinary
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo do with punishing rule-breaking, or with a specific field of study.
Common pairings
disciplinary action
disciplinary hearing
disciplinary committee
Word Forms
more disciplinary comparative, disciplinaries plural, most disciplinary superlative
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Etymology
From Latin disciplina, "instruction, training," the same source as "discipline."