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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of persons;
- Example: "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
[syn: indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Indocile \In*doc"ile\, a. [L. indocilis: cf. F. indocile. See In- not, and Docile.] Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

indocile adj 1: of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly]