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Indocile

Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.

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Difficult 84% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Difficult 84% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Uncontrollable 92% connected

Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ungovernable 92% connected

Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unruly 92% connected

Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly condu…

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Ail verb · 78% connection

To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Au fait unknown · 78% connection

Expert; skillful; well instructed.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Believer noun · 78% connection

One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion, in distinction…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Chastened adjective · 78% connection

Corrected; disciplined; refined; purified; toned down.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Churlish adjective · 78% connection

Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minera…

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Cultured adjective · 78% connection

Characterized by mental and moral training; disciplined; refined; well-educated.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Disciplinable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being disciplined or improved by instruction and training.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Docible adjective · 78% connection

Easily taught or managed; teachable.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Docile adjective · 78% connection

Teachable; easy to teach; docible.

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Drab noun · 78% connection

A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also drabcloth.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Dull superl. · 78% connection

Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red…

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Espalier noun · 78% connection

A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained.

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Haggard adjective · 78% connection

Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Hard-mouthed adjective · 78% connection

Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a hard-mouthed horse.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Ill-natured adjective · 78% connection

Intractable; not yielding to culture.

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Impracticable adjective · 78% connection

Not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt wi…

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Indocible adjective · 78% connection

Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: teachable, indisposed, taught, trained, disciplined.
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Inert adjective · 78% connection

Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.

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