Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not teachable or docile; indocile.

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  • adjective Not teachable

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Examples

  • A generation of the unteachable is hanging upon us like a necklace of corpses.

    The Lion and the Unicorn 1941

  • A word any self-respecting dictionary would spit out: "unteachable," appeared in every report.

    Who Do You Say I Am 2010

  • Everyday Dubnoff Center's teachers and therapists are pulling children deemed "unteachable" back from the precipice of failure onto sure footing to become productive members of society.

    Terry Gardner: The Dubnoff Center Continues To Help Kids While California Continues To Cut Funds 2009

  • She leads workshops that focus on inspiring teachers to reach students our education system regard as "unteachable".

    Richard LaGravenese: Freedom Banned 2008

  • Not bad for a woman who was written off as "unteachable" and sent to a school for maladjusted children because she was so profoundly dyslexic.

    I, Coriander: Summary and book reviews of I, Coriander by Sally Gardner. 2005

  • For a long time, people, including many teachers, assumed that a certain percentage of kids were essentially "unteachable" and simply resigned themselves to the failure of those kids.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Matt Johnston 2006

  • His success in overcoming these odds and in enabling "unteachable" students to master advanced mathematics made him a national and international hero.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Latino Print Network 2010

  • His success in overcoming these odds and in enabling "unteachable" students to master advanced mathematics made him a national and international hero.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Latino Print Network 2010

  • His success in overcoming these odds and in enabling "unteachable" students to master advanced mathematics made him a national and international hero.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Latino Print Network 2010

  • His success in overcoming these odds and in enabling "unteachable" students to master advanced mathematics made him a national and international hero.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Latino Print Network 2010

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