indocile
Example Sentences
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He is a very bold and powerful creature, and becomes more fierce and indocile with age.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
How often," she says, "have I heard my sister Maria remark, 'Si mon père n'avait pas été si sévère avec moi, je n'aurais rien fait de bon; j'étais paresseuse et indocile.'
From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by Mackinlay, M. (Malcolm) Sterling
He had a most indocile temperament, rebellious to tradition, in no sense Roman.
From Characters and events of Roman History by Ferrero, Frances Lance
The chambers are indocile for the same reason; encourage every body, and every body will be on your side.
From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron
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.
