adj.
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
indocility in'do·cil'i·ty (ĭn'dŏ-sĭl'ĭ-tē, -dō-) n.
indocile
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adjective
- Not submitting to discipline or control: disorderly, fractious, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild. Idioms: out of line. See control/uncontrol, order/disorder, peace/conflict, resist/yield.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
of persons
Synonyms: uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly
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