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Instructed vs Indocile - What's the difference?

instructed | indocile |

As a verb instructed

is (instruct).

As an adjective indocile is

unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.

instructed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (instruct)

    • instruct

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) to teach by giving instructions
  • (label) to direct; to order (usage note : "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise")

    • Synonyms

    * guide

    Related terms

    * instruction * instructor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) instruction

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) arranged; furnished; provided
  • * Chapman
  • (label) instructed; taught; enlightened
    • (Milton)

    indocile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * (l) (obsolete) ? ** (l) (obsolete) ** (l) (obsolete) ** (l) (obsolete) * (l)

    References

    * “ indocile, a.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989 ----