indocile
Example Sentences
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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
Aldonza was by no means indocile or incapable.
From The Armourer's Prentices by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The Empire which made him Senator gained, however, but an indocile recruit.
From The Ways of Men by Gregory, Eliot
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
Aldonza was by no means indocile or incapable.
From The Armourer's Prentices by Hennessy, W.J.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
