INTRACTABLE

intractable. intractable, vnrulie, troublesome

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intractable. Intractable, a. untractable, unmanageable, rough

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In‐tract″a‐ble (?), a. [[L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See In- not, and Tractable.]] Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child. Syn. — Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable. — In‐tract″a‐ble‐ness, n. — In‐tract″a‐bly, adv.