intractable

in·trac·ta·ble  (n-trkt-bl)

adj.

1. Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn. See Synonyms at unruly.

2. Difficult to mold or manipulate: intractable materials.

3. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure: intractable pain.

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in·tracta·bili·ty, in·tracta·ble·ness n.

in·tracta·bly adv.

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intractable [ɪnˈtræktəb^əl]

adj

1. difficult to influence or direct an intractable disposition

2. (of a problem, illness, etc.) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure

3. difficult to shape or mould, esp with the hands

intractability , intractableness n

intractably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield untamed, wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" manipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

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intractable

adjective

1. difficult, contrary, awkward, wild, stubborn, perverse, wayward, unruly, uncontrollable, wilful, incurable, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, unmanageable, undisciplined, cantankerous, unbending, obdurate, uncooperative, stiff-necked, ungovernable, self-willed, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headed How can we reduce the influence of intractable opponents?

2. unmanageable, difficult, insoluble, out of hand, unruly, uncontrollable The economy still faces intractable problems.

Translations

intractable [ɪnˈtræktəbl] ADJ [person] → intratable; (= unruly) → indisciplinado; [problem] → insoluble, espinoso; [illness] → incurable

intractable [ɪnˈtræktəb^əl] adj

[problem, conflict] → insoluble

[case, disease] → incurable
effective treatments for some hitherto intractable cases → des traitements efficaces pour les cas jusqu'alors incurables

(= obdurate) → intraitable
He protested, but Wright was intractable → Il protesta, mais Wright était intraitable.

intractable

adj metal → unnachgiebig; nature, problem, illness, pain → hartnäckig; conflict → unlösbar; issue → äußerst schwierig

intractable [ɪnˈtræktəbl] (frm) adj (person, mood) → intrattabile; (illness) → difficile da curare; (problem) → insolubile

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intractable [ɪnˈtræktəbl] (frm) adj (person, mood) → intrattabile; (illness) → difficile da curare; (problem) → insolubile