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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•trac•ta•ble /ɪnˈtræktəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - not easily managed; stubborn:an intractable child.
- hard to treat, relieve, or cure:an intractable disease.
in•trac•ta•bil•i•ty /ɪnˌtræktəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -trac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•trac•ta•ble (in trak′tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - not easily controlled or directed;
not docile or manageable;
stubborn;
obstinate:an intractable disposition. - (of things) hard to shape or work with:an intractable metal.
- hard to treat, relieve, or cure:the intractable pain in his leg.
n. - an intractable person.
- Latin intractābilis. See in-3, tractable
- 1535–45
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perverse, headstrong, dogged, obdurate, stony, willful, froward.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fractious, refractory, unbending, inflexible, adamant, unyielding. See unruly.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amiable.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amenable, flexible.
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