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  

/ ˌɪndəʊˈsɪlɪtɪ, ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl /

adjective

1. difficult to discipline or instruct

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Other Word Forms

• indocility noun

Etymology

Origin of indocile

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

Example Sentences

Under their instruction he proved as ready a scholar, as he had been indocile and restive to the pedant who held the office of his tutor.

From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William

When Arguelles was her governor, she was indocile and refractory; under the care of Olózaga she only remained three months.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various

Over this he had wasted two days, and from that moment I saw it was useless to waste any more of my time and patience in urging a scholar so indocile for the beaten path.

From Friends in Council — First Series by Helps, Arthur, Sir

When Bossuet tried to educate his indocile pupil the Dauphin, he taught him how God is above man, as man is above the brute.

From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund

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 Gierlow, John