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adjective
1.
not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
2.
(of things) hard to shape or work with: an intractable metal.
3.
hard to treat, relieve, or cure: the intractable pain in his leg.
noun
4.
an intractable person.
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Intractable
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Related forms
in·trac·ta·bil·i·ty, in·trac·ta·ble·ness, noun
in·trac·ta·bly, adverb
Synonyms
1. perverse, headstrong, dogged, obdurate, stony, willful, froward. 1, 2. fractious, refractory, unbending, inflexible, adamant, unyielding. See unruly.
1. perverse, headstrong, dogged, obdurate, stony, willful, froward. 1, 2. fractious, refractory, unbending, inflexible, adamant, unyielding. See unruly.
Antonyms
1. amiable. 1, 2. amenable, flexible.
1. amiable. 1, 2. amenable, flexible.
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Word Origin & History
intractable
1545, from L. intractabilis "not to be handled," from in- "not" + tractabilis (see tractable).
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Medical Dictionary
intractable in·trac·ta·ble (ĭn-trāk'tə-bəl)
adj.
Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn.
Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure.
in·trac'ta·bil'i·ty n.
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