indocible

English

Etymology

From Latin indocibilis. See in- (not) + docible.

Adjective

indocible (comparative more indocible, superlative most indocible)

  1. Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable.
    • 1630–1634, Joseph Hall, “[Occasional Meditations, []] On the Sight of a Bladder.”, in Josiah Pratt, editor, The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, D.D. [], volume VI (Devotional Works), London: [] C[harles] Whittingham, []; for Williams and Smith, [], published 1808, →OCLC, page 200:
      Let him alone, till time and ill example have hardened him; till he be settled in a habit of evil, and contracted and clung together with sensual delights; now he becomes utterly indocible.

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