INTRACTABLE


Meaning of INTRACTABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)in-ˈtrak-tə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin intractabilis, from in- + tractabilis tractable

Date: 1531

1. : not easily governed, managed, or directed

intractable problems

2. : not easily manipulated or wrought

intractable metal

3. : not easily relieved or cured

intractable pain

Synonyms: see unruly

• in·trac·ta·bil·i·ty (ˌ)in-ˌtrak-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• in·trac·ta·bly -blē adverb

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