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indocile

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in·doc·ile  (n-dsl)
adj.
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
indo·cili·ty (nd-sl-t, -d-) n.
indocile [ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl]
adj
difficult to discipline or instruct
indocility  [ˌɪndəʊˈsɪlɪtɪ] n
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Adj.1.indocile - of personsindocile - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
ungovernable, uncontrollable, unruly
difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
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indocile
adj (form) (difficult to teach) → ungelehrig; (= insubordinate) → unfügsam
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As an animal, Matilda was all right, full of life, vigour, and activity; as an intelligent being, she was barbarously ignorant, indocile, careless and irrational; and, consequently, very distressing to one who had the task of cultivating her understanding, reforming her manners, and aiding her to acquire those ornamental attainments which, unlike her sister, she despised as much as the rest.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
 
 
 
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