Main Entry: in·doc·ile

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)in-ˈdä-səl also -ˌsī(-ə)l, especially British -ˈdō-ˌsīl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin indocilis, from in- + docilis docile

Date: 1603

: unwilling or indisposed to be taught or disciplined : intractable

— in·do·cil·i·ty \ˌin-dä-ˈsi-lə-tē, -dō-\ noun