indocile

Example Sentences

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Aldonza was by no means indocile or incapable. 

From The Armourer's Prentices by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Indeed, the child had always been wayward and strange, and especially indocile to Edith's instructions, although she seemed at times to have a strong affection for her.

From Delusion, or The Witch of New England by Lee, Eliza Buckminster

A feeling of sudden, proud self-confidence, an indocile wish to walk unmoved in spite of grim environments, plainly possessed him, and when he reached the wicket-gate he turned in without apparent effort. 

From Wessex Tales by Hardy, Thomas

The inhabitants were not indocile nor were they wanting in conception; but since they had been blessed with no light without themselves, they groped in the thickest darkness.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John

The Empire which made him Senator gained, however, but an indocile recruit. 

From The Ways of Men by Gregory, Eliot