Definitions for: Intractable

[adj] not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: balking, balky, recalcitrant, refractory, stubborn, uncontrollable, unmalleable, unmanageable

Antonyms: tractable

See Also: defiant, disobedient, noncompliant, untamed, wild

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