Indocility

Indocility
Indocility In`do*cil"i*ty, n. [L. indocilitas: cf. F. indocilit['e].] The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness. [1913 Webster]

The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster]


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