indocile
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in·doc·ile
(ĭn-dŏs′əl)adj.
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
in′do·cil′i·ty (ĭn′dŏ-sĭl′ĭ-tē, -dō-) n.
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indocile
(ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl)adj
difficult to discipline or instruct
indocility n
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in•doc•ile
(ɪnˈdɒs ɪl)adj.
not willing to receive teaching or discipline; fractious; unruly.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" |
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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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