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   intractable

   /ɪnˈtraktəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. hard to control or deal with: "intractable economic problems" Similar unmanageableuncontrollableungovernableout of controlout of handimpossible to cope withdifficultawkwardcomplextroublesomedemandingburdensomeOpposite manageable
   • ▪ (of a person) difficult or stubborn. Similar stubbornobstinateobdurateinflexibleunadaptableunmalleableunbendingunyieldinguncompromisingunaccommodatinguncooperativedifficultawkwardperversecontrarydisobedientindomitablerefractoryrecalcitrantpig-headedbull-headedwilfulrock-ribbedinformal:stiff-neckedbloody-mindedbalkyOpposite compliantobedient

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin intractabilis, from in- ‘not’ + tractabilis (see tractable).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intractability noun
   • 2. intractableness noun
   • 3. intractably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   The meaning of INTRACTABLE is not easily governed, managed, or directed. How to use intractable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intractable.

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   Intractable definition: not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate. See examples of INTRACTABLE used in a sentence.

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   adjective. 1. difficult to influence or direct. an intractable disposition. 2. (of a problem, illness, etc) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure. 3. difficult to shape or mould, esp with the hands. Collins English Dictionary.

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   1. a. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition: an intractable conflict; an intractable dilemma. b. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure: intractable pain; intractable depression. 2.

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   Can't manage your stubborn little brother who won't do what anyone says? You could call him intractable, or you could call your mother. Problems are intractable when they can't be solved.

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    intractable meaning, definition, what is intractable: an intractable problem is very difficult...: Learn more.

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