intractable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.2 References

[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

intractable (comparative more intractable, superlative most intractable)

1. Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• intractability
• intractableness
• intractably

[edit] References

• intractable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• intractable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913