untractableadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtractable.

Now rare.

1. = intractable adj. 1. (Common c1550–1800.)

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

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Insanus, madde, peuyshe,..vntractable.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xviii. 75 Yf he be so vntractable that he wyll not be moued neyther wyth shame, nor wyth feare of iudgemente.

1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 339 His horses..are become restie, furious, and vntractable.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. xii. §4. 130 Pharaoh..was as stiffe, and as vntractable, as a rocke.

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon ii. viii. 409 Birds..of those kinds which with us are the most wild, and untractable.

1714 R. Fiddes Pract. Disc. (ed. 2) II. 300 Persons of a base and untractable temper.

1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. II. v. 78 The untractable arrogance of Narvaez.

1824 L.-M. Hawkins Annaline III. 32 His followers..[were] more furious and untractable from the dreadful excesses they had committed.

2. = intractable adj. 2.

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

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 118 Other hearbs, hideous to the eye, and untractable in hand.

a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) 5 Hills are untractable to tillage.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 476 But I Toild out my uncouth passage, forc't to ride Th' untractable Abysse.

1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions 85 If you have an untractable Fluxion that will answer to none of the Forms.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. i. 18 He..wrung bitterly the hands, which his mail-gloves rendered untractable.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. II. vii. ii. 177 There was room, among these hitherto untractable irregularities, for the additional results of the theory.

Derivatives

unˈtractableness n.

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

a1600 R. Hooker Learned Serm. Pride (1612) 14 Disobedience of children, stubbornes of servants, vntractablenesse in them, who..should..bee also subiect.

1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. T 3 The vntractablenesse of Papacy to it.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xix. 355 In the dulness or untractableness of those Faculties, for want of use.

1752 H. Walpole Lett. (1846) II. 432 Will they ever expect a peaceable prelate, if untractableness is thus punished?

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. ii. 70 The untractableness of his own disposition.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	untractable
释义	untractableadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtractable. Now rare. 1. = intractable adj. 1. (Common c1550–1800.) 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 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Insanus, madde, peuyshe,..vntractable. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xviii. 75 Yf he be so vntractable that he wyll not be moued neyther wyth shame, nor wyth feare of iudgemente. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 339 His horses..are become restie, furious, and vntractable. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. xii. §4. 130 Pharaoh..was as stiffe, and as vntractable, as a rocke. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon ii. viii. 409 Birds..of those kinds which with us are the most wild, and untractable. 1714 R. Fiddes Pract. Disc. (ed. 2) II. 300 Persons of a base and untractable temper. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. II. v. 78 The untractable arrogance of Narvaez. 1824 L.-M. Hawkins Annaline III. 32 His followers..[were] more furious and untractable from the dreadful excesses they had committed. 2. = intractable adj. 2. 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 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 118 Other hearbs, hideous to the eye, and untractable in hand. a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) 5 Hills are untractable to tillage. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 476 But I Toild out my uncouth passage, forc't to ride Th' untractable Abysse. View more context for this quotation 1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions 85 If you have an untractable Fluxion that will answer to none of the Forms. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. i. 18 He..wrung bitterly the hands, which his mail-gloves rendered untractable. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. II. vii. ii. 177 There was room, among these hitherto untractable irregularities, for the additional results of the theory. Derivatives unˈtractableness n. 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 a1600 R. Hooker Learned Serm. Pride (1612) 14 Disobedience of children, stubbornes of servants, vntractablenesse in them, who..should..bee also subiect. 1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. T 3 The vntractablenesse of Papacy to it. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xix. 355 In the dulness or untractableness of those Faculties, for want of use. 1752 H. Walpole Lett. (1846) II. 432 Will they ever expect a peaceable prelate, if untractableness is thus punished? 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. ii. 70 The untractableness of his own disposition. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1538
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