disciplinary

dis-ci-plin-ar-y · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Relating to the enforcement of rules or punishment for breaking them.

  2. 2.

    Relating to a particular discipline or field of study.

Related words

Antonyms: permissive
See also: discipline, punishment, rules
Synonyms: corrective, punitive, regulatory

Etymology

From Latin disciplinarius meaning "relating to instruction," from disciplina meaning "instruction, training, discipline."