I. Difficult to be taught, that cannot be taught, indocile.
A. Lit. (class): quia nimis indociles quidam tardique sunt, Cic. N. D. 1, 5, 12; so, “hebetes et indociles homines,” Quint. 1, 1, 2: “hirundines,” Plin. 10, 45, 62, § 128.—Poet. with gen.: “pacis,” Sil. 12, 726. —With dat.: “quieti,” Juv. 11, 11.—With inf.: “pauperiem pati,” Hor. C. 1, 1, 18: “loqui,” Luc. 5, 539; Sil. 13, 310: “teneri,” Stat. Th. 6, 313. —Of the things to be taught: “sed incredibilis quaedam ingenii magnitudo non desideravit indocilem usus disciplinam,” Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 2. —
B. Transf., untaught, unlearned, ignorant (poet. and post-Aug.): “genus,” Verg. A. 8, 321: “agricola caeli,” Plin. 18, 25, 60, § 226.—Of inanim. and abstr. things, untaught, rude: “indocili numero,” Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 6.—Unapt, unfit for any thing: “arbores nasci alibi, quam ubi coepere,” Plin. 14 prooem. init. § 1.— *
