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  • 61unmanageable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unruly, ungovernable, refractory. See obstinacy, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncontrollable, obstreperous, willful, irrepressible, ungovernable; see also unruly . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 62mansueto — /mansu ɛto/ agg. [dal lat. mansuetus, part. pass. di mansuescĕre addomesticare ]. 1. [di animale, che mostra docilità] ▶◀ docile, innocuo, inoffensivo. ‖ addomesticato, ammansito, domestico. ◀▶ aggressivo, (fam.) cattivo, indocile. ↑ feroce.… …

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  • 63restio — /re stio/ agg. [lat. restivus, der. di restare resistere, fermarsi ]. 1. [assol., di animale, spec. da sella o da tiro, che si rifiuta di muoversi o di obbedire: i muli sono spesso r. ] ▶◀ indocile, ricalcitrante. ◀▶ docile, mansueto. 2.… …

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  • 64indocility — |in+ noun Etymology: indocile + ity : the quality or state of being indocile : unteachableness, intractableness …

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  • 65Indocible — In*doc i*ble, a. [L. indocibilis. See {In } not, and {Docible}.] Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile. Bp. Hall. {In*doc i*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 66Indocibleness — Indocible In*doc i*ble, a. [L. indocibilis. See {In } not, and {Docible}.] Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile. Bp. Hall. {In*doc i*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 67Indocility — 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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  • 68Stolidity — Sto*lid i*ty, n. [L. stoliditas.] The state or quality of being stolid; dullness of intellect; obtuseness; stupidity. [1913 Webster] Indocile, intractable fools, whose stolidity can baffle all arguments, and be proof against demonstration itself …

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  • 69Tall — Tall, a. [Compar. {Taller}; superl. {Tallest}.] [OE. tal seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un tala, un tale, bad, Goth. untals indocile, disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn. tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit, proper,… …

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  • 70Taller — Tall Tall, a. [Compar. {Taller}; superl. {Tallest}.] [OE. tal seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un tala, un tale, bad, Goth. untals indocile, disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn. tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit, proper,… …

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