indocile

American  

[in-dos-il] / ɪnˈdɒs ɪl /

adjective

1. not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.

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indocile British  

/ ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl /

adjective

1. difficult to discipline or instruct

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Other Word Forms

• indocility
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of indocile

From the Latin word indocilis, dating back to 1595–1605. See in- ³, docile

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Example Sentences

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indocile

Aldonza was by no means indocile or incapable.

From The Armourer's Prentices by W.J. Hennessy

A passionate temper of spirit is very indocile.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

We were alone, and I think I was always less indocile, less unamiable, when there were few witnesses of my behaviour.

From Discipline by Mary Brunton

The inhabitants were not indocile nor were they wanting in conception; but since they had been blessed with no light without themselves, they groped in the thickest darkness.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by John Gierlow

In your morbid hypercriticalness, you may wish this indocile, undisguisable, and most unsheltered feature had been made a little longer, or a little shorter, or a little wider, or not quite so wide.

From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy

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