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English Dictionary: intractable by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intractable
adj
  1. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
    Antonym(s): manipulable, tractable
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.
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