INDOCILE


Meaning of INDOCILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)in-ˈdä-səl also ]

-ˌsī(-ə)l, especially Brit -ˈdō-ˌsīl 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 ˌin-dä-ˈsi-lə-tē, -dō- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.