indocile
Americanadjective
adjective
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
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Corneille, as has been said above, was one of Richelieu's five poets, but he was indocile to the Cardinal's caprices; and either this indocility or jealousy set Richelieu against Le Cid.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
The Empire which made him Senator gained, however, but an indocile recruit.
From The Ways of Men by Gregory, Eliot
A feeling of sudden, proud self-confidence, an indocile wish to walk unmoved in spite of grim environments, plainly possessed him, and when he reached the wicket-gate he turned in without apparent effort.
From Wessex Tales by Hardy, Thomas
But the mind of that man must indeed be incurious and indocile, who has either overlooked all these things; or reaped no instruction from the contemplation of them.
From A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations by Mackintosh, James, Sir
How superior also the elevated brain of the poodle dog, when compared with that of the indocile, snarling cur!
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)
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