indocile

in·doc·ile

I0111400 (ĭn-dŏs′əl)adj. Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.

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in′do·cil′i·ty (ĭn′dŏ-sĭl′ĭ-tē, -dō-) n.

indocile

(ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl) adjdifficult to discipline or instruct indocility n

in•doc•ile

(ɪnˈdɒs ɪl)

adj. not willing to receive teaching or discipline; fractious; unruly. [1595–1605; < Latin indocilis. See in-³, docile]

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indocile - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"ungovernable, uncontrollable, unrulydifficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

indocile

adjectiveNot submitting to discipline or control:disorderly, fractious, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild.Idiom: out of line.

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