intractableadj.n.

/ɪnˈtraktəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin intractābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + tractābilis tractable adj.: compare French intractable (15th cent.).

A. adj. Not tractable.

1. Of persons and animals: Not to be guided; not manageable or docile; uncontrollable; refractory, stubborn.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > [adjective] > intractable or recalcitrant

unbuxoma1250

unbowsomec1290

sturdy13..

wildc1350

stubbornc1386

unbaina1400

stoutc1410

kimeta1450

staffish?a1513

untractable1538

intractable1545

sullen1577

restiff1578

indocile1603

resty1603

hot-mouthed1609

immorigerous1623

intractive1623

uncompliable1626

restivea1628

non-complying1649

uncompliant1659

incompliant1706

unobliging1707

recalcitrant1797

unbiddable1825

stocky1836

recalcitrary1861

calcitrant1866

non-cooperative1867

recalcitrating1870

ropeable1870

non-cooperating1895

bolshie1918

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn

incorrigiblea1340

unchastisable1382

contumaxc1386

stubbornc1386

stoutc1410

contumacec1425

staffish?a1513

unwieldy1513

untractable1538

intractable1545

prefract?1549

incounselable1554

indocible1555

uncorrectable1562

refractorious1563

haggard1566

neck-stiff1570

uncounsellablea1578

refractary1583

contumacious1603

refractarious1609

refractory1615

unmanageable1616

immorigerous1623

refractive1623

pervicacious1633

unrectifiable1645

undocible1653

undocile1656

untractible1670

unadvisable1672

recalcitrant1797

unguidable1822

recalcitrary1861

1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (i.) f. 14^v Preseruing the good and iuste a lyue, and the intractable and incurable, to suppresse them.

?1549 J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. Pref. They were a stiff-necked people, and intractable.

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin i. 28 Ferdinand was not intractable to this mariage.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. ix.157 They..found Charles more haughty and intractable than before.

1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. II. iii. 117 The Dshikketaei, or Wild Mule..is a timid animal, yet indocile and intractable.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 84 He convoked a second Parliament, and found it more intractable than the first.

1878 E. Dowden Stud. Lit. 162 Lesson after lesson of experience was wasted upon his intractable will.

2. Of things: Not to be manipulated, wrought, or brought into any desired condition; not easily treated or dealt with; resisting treatment or effort.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things)

wickc1330

riotous1340

wickeda1352

untreatablec1374

frowarda1400

inobedient1495

stubborn?1518

unwieldya1538

unruly1548

wieldlessa1560

hard1560

untoward1566

tickle1570

churlish1577

unwieldsome1579

rebellious1587

disobedient1588

unframeable1593

unwilling1593

untractable1601

unmanageable1606

intractable1607

surly1609

unwedgeablea1616

dogged1627

uncontrollable1648

obdurate1651

morose1652

uncompliant1659

sullen1678

unpliant1716

ungovernable1773

sulky1867

intractile1880

unwieldly1881

bunglesome1915

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 193 The teeth of those Elephants..are so smooth and harde, as they seeme intractable.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 119 Its iron is..so hard and intractable in the fire, that without some other iron ore, it cannot be brought to a fusion.

1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. i. 2 A language extremely barbarous, irregular, and intractable.

1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism i. 73 Lands..of a boggy, intractable character.

1899 A. White Mod. Jew ii. 37 When Russia became the chief accomplice in the murder of Polish liberty.., the poisonous Jewish Question infected her life-blood. She acquired the disease in a peculiarly intractable form.

B. n.

An unmanageable person.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > insubordinate person > intractable person

repugnant1625

Tartar1669

ugly customer1811

recalcitrant1825

non-compliant1854

intractable1883

non-cooperator1896

hardcore1916

badman1954

badass1956

banduluc1977

1883 Spectator 1 Sept. If they refuse, opinion will punish them as Intractables.

Derivatives

inˈtractableness n. the quality of being intractable; intractability.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > intractability or recalcitrance

unbowsomeness1340

wincing1426

restiness?c1550

restiffness?1561

restiveness?1561

intractability1579

untractablenessa1600

indocility1648

non-compliance1648

intractableness1664

non-complying1687

uncompliableness1687

incompliance1708

non-cooperation1795

recalcitrancy1844

recalcitrance1845

uncompliability1880

bolshiness1975

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > disobedient stubbornness

contumacec1230

unbuxomnessa1300

unbuxomheada1325

contumacyc1386

sturdinessa1400

stoutnessc1400

contumacityc1420

pervicacy1537

untractablenessa1600

pervicacity1604

contumation1618

refractariness1624

refractoriness1627

incorrigiblenessa1631

indocibleness1647

immorigerousness1649

contumaciousness1654

refracture1659

intractableness1664

unmanageableness1664

refractiveness1674

untractibleness1676

pervicaciousness1692

untreatableness1693

untractability1797

recalcitrancy1844

recalcitrance1845

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > quality of being difficult or intractable

intractability1738

intractableness1802

unhandiness1883

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 242 The halting of the Horse..and his contumacy and intractableness.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. v. 61 To expose some intractableness and imperfection in the materials.

1865 J. S. Mill Represent. Govt. (ed. 3) 21/1 The impediments opposed to the most salutary public improvements by the ignorance, the indifference, the intractableness [earlier untractableness] the perverse obstinacy of a people.

inˈtractably adv. in an intractable manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > [adverb] > intractably or recalcitrantly

unbuxomly1390

sturdily1538

restily1611

restively1650

intractably1846

recalcitrantly1912

1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 23/1 When the leading stag..is intractably wild..he ought to be hamstrung.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	intractable
释义	intractableadj.n. /ɪnˈtraktəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin intractābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + tractābilis tractable adj.: compare French intractable (15th cent.). A. adj. Not tractable. 1. Of persons and animals: Not to be guided; not manageable or docile; uncontrollable; refractory, stubborn. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > [adjective] > intractable or recalcitrant unbuxoma1250 unbowsomec1290 sturdy13.. wildc1350 stubbornc1386 unbaina1400 stoutc1410 kimeta1450 staffish?a1513 untractable1538 intractable1545 sullen1577 restiff1578 indocile1603 resty1603 hot-mouthed1609 immorigerous1623 intractive1623 uncompliable1626 restivea1628 non-complying1649 uncompliant1659 incompliant1706 unobliging1707 recalcitrant1797 unbiddable1825 stocky1836 recalcitrary1861 calcitrant1866 non-cooperative1867 recalcitrating1870 ropeable1870 non-cooperating1895 bolshie1918 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn incorrigiblea1340 unchastisable1382 contumaxc1386 stubbornc1386 stoutc1410 contumacec1425 staffish?a1513 unwieldy1513 untractable1538 intractable1545 prefract?1549 incounselable1554 indocible1555 uncorrectable1562 refractorious1563 haggard1566 neck-stiff1570 uncounsellablea1578 refractary1583 contumacious1603 refractarious1609 refractory1615 unmanageable1616 immorigerous1623 refractive1623 pervicacious1633 unrectifiable1645 undocible1653 undocile1656 untractible1670 unadvisable1672 recalcitrant1797 unguidable1822 recalcitrary1861 1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (i.) f. 14^v Preseruing the good and iuste a lyue, and the intractable and incurable, to suppresse them. ?1549 J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. Pref. They were a stiff-necked people, and intractable. 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin i. 28 Ferdinand was not intractable to this mariage. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. ix.157 They..found Charles more haughty and intractable than before. 1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. II. iii. 117 The Dshikketaei, or Wild Mule..is a timid animal, yet indocile and intractable. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 84 He convoked a second Parliament, and found it more intractable than the first. 1878 E. Dowden Stud. Lit. 162 Lesson after lesson of experience was wasted upon his intractable will. 2. Of things: Not to be manipulated, wrought, or brought into any desired condition; not easily treated or dealt with; resisting treatment or effort. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things) wickc1330 riotous1340 wickeda1352 untreatablec1374 frowarda1400 inobedient1495 stubborn?1518 unwieldya1538 unruly1548 wieldlessa1560 hard1560 untoward1566 tickle1570 churlish1577 unwieldsome1579 rebellious1587 disobedient1588 unframeable1593 unwilling1593 untractable1601 unmanageable1606 intractable1607 surly1609 unwedgeablea1616 dogged1627 uncontrollable1648 obdurate1651 morose1652 uncompliant1659 sullen1678 unpliant1716 ungovernable1773 sulky1867 intractile1880 unwieldly1881 bunglesome1915 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 193 The teeth of those Elephants..are so smooth and harde, as they seeme intractable. 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 119 Its iron is..so hard and intractable in the fire, that without some other iron ore, it cannot be brought to a fusion. 1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. i. 2 A language extremely barbarous, irregular, and intractable. 1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism i. 73 Lands..of a boggy, intractable character. 1899 A. White Mod. Jew ii. 37 When Russia became the chief accomplice in the murder of Polish liberty.., the poisonous Jewish Question infected her life-blood. She acquired the disease in a peculiarly intractable form. B. n. An unmanageable person. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > insubordinate person > intractable person repugnant1625 Tartar1669 ugly customer1811 recalcitrant1825 non-compliant1854 intractable1883 non-cooperator1896 hardcore1916 badman1954 badass1956 banduluc1977 1883 Spectator 1 Sept. If they refuse, opinion will punish them as Intractables. Derivatives inˈtractableness n. the quality of being intractable; intractability. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > intractability or recalcitrance unbowsomeness1340 wincing1426 restiness?c1550 restiffness?1561 restiveness?1561 intractability1579 untractablenessa1600 indocility1648 non-compliance1648 intractableness1664 non-complying1687 uncompliableness1687 incompliance1708 non-cooperation1795 recalcitrancy1844 recalcitrance1845 uncompliability1880 bolshiness1975 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > disobedient stubbornness contumacec1230 unbuxomnessa1300 unbuxomheada1325 contumacyc1386 sturdinessa1400 stoutnessc1400 contumacityc1420 pervicacy1537 untractablenessa1600 pervicacity1604 contumation1618 refractariness1624 refractoriness1627 incorrigiblenessa1631 indocibleness1647 immorigerousness1649 contumaciousness1654 refracture1659 intractableness1664 unmanageableness1664 refractiveness1674 untractibleness1676 pervicaciousness1692 untreatableness1693 untractability1797 recalcitrancy1844 recalcitrance1845 the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > quality of being difficult or intractable intractability1738 intractableness1802 unhandiness1883 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 242 The halting of the Horse..and his contumacy and intractableness. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. v. 61 To expose some intractableness and imperfection in the materials. 1865 J. S. Mill Represent. Govt. (ed. 3) 21/1 The impediments opposed to the most salutary public improvements by the ignorance, the indifference, the intractableness [earlier untractableness] the perverse obstinacy of a people. inˈtractably adv. in an intractable manner. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > [adverb] > intractably or recalcitrantly unbuxomly1390 sturdily1538 restily1611 restively1650 intractably1846 recalcitrantly1912 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 23/1 When the leading stag..is intractably wild..he ought to be hamstrung. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.n.1545
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