intractable (a)

a02451951

type a
lex_filenum 00
def not tractable
def difficult to manage or mold
examples an intractable disposition
intractable pain
the most intractable issue of our era
intractable metal
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Also see defiant, noncompliant; disobedient; stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate; unmanageable, difficult; wild, untamed
Attribute tractability, tractableness, flexibility
Derivationally related form intractable → intractableness
Derivationally related form intractable → intractability
Antonym intractable → tractable
Similar to balking, balky; refractory, stubborn; uncontrollable, unmanageable; unmalleable
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Also see defiant, noncompliant; unmanageable, difficult; disobedient; stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate; wild, untamed
Antonym tractable → intractable
Similar to balking, balky; refractory, stubborn; uncontrollable, unmanageable; unmalleable
Derived from adjective intractably → intractable
Attribute tractability, tractableness, flexibility
Derivationally related form intractableness → intractable
Derivationally related form intractability → intractable

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