Indocile

//ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.
Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of being controlled wordnet

Synonyms

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ungovernableat oddsaversebeyond controlbreachycontumacious

Etymology

From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.

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