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View synonyms for indocile
indocile
[ in-dos-il ]
adjective
- not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
indocile
/ ˌɪndəʊˈsɪlɪtɪ; ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl /
adjective
- difficult to discipline or instruct
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Derived Forms
- indocility, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The Indian, of the type which we have chosen to judge him by, is pre-eminently indocile and inflexible.
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They appear to live upon horseback, and are indolent, indocile, and useless out of the saddle.
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We were alone, and I think I was always less indocile, less unamiable, when there were few witnesses of my behaviour.
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How superior also the elevated brain of the poodle dog, when compared with that of the indocile, snarling cur!
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When Arguelles was her governor, she was indocile and refractory; under the care of Olózaga she only remained three months.
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