indocile
Example Sentences
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A passionate temper of spirit is very indocile.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
When Bossuet tried to educate his indocile pupil the Dauphin, he taught him how God is above man, as man is above the brute.
From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund
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
But it was an indocile, a scornful, and a sarcastic face—the face of a man difficult to lead, and impossible to drive.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
He wished to reveal by one great example all that heresy can do, how indocile and independent it naturally is, how fatal to royalty and to any legitimate authority.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
