INDOCILE


Meaning of INDOCILE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )in- ' dä-s ə l also - ˌ s ī (- ə )l, esp Brit - ' d ō - ˌ s ī l

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin indocilis, from in- + docilis docile

Date: 1603

: unwilling or indisposed to be taught or disciplined : INTRACTABLE

– in · do · cil · i · ty \ ˌ in-dä- ' si-l ə -t ē , -d ō - \ noun

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