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indocile

[ in-dos-il ]
/ ɪnˈdɒs ɪl /
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adjective
not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
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Origin of indocile

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

Words nearby indocile

Indo-Australian Plate, Indo-Canadian, Indo-Caribbean, Indochina, Indochinese, indocile, Indocin, indoctrinate, indoctrinated, indoctrination, Indo-European
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Words related to indocile

assertive, bawdy, disorderly, drunken, forward, fractious, headstrong, heedless, impervious, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incorrigible, inexorable, insubordinate, intemperate, intractable, lawless, mean, mutinous

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British Dictionary definitions for indocile

indocile
/ (ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl) /
adjective
difficult to discipline or instruct

Derived forms of indocile

indocility (ˌɪndəʊˈsɪlɪtɪ), noun
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