indocile
Example Sentences
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When Arguelles was her governor, she was indocile and refractory; under the care of Olózaga she only remained three months.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various
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 Hamilton Wright Mabie
He is a very bold and powerful creature, and becomes more fierce and indocile with age.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
As instances of the first statement, the elephant is actually, and in his real circus life, an indocile and malicious beast, prone to blind rages, revenges, and sly malice.
From Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 by Various
Under their instruction he proved as ready a scholar, as he had been indocile and restive to the pedant who held the office of his tutor.
From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by William Godwin
