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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intractable \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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: intractable adj : not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" [ant: {tractable}]
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