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intractably

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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.
in·tracta·bili·ty, in·tracta·ble·ness n.
in·tracta·bly adv.
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Adv.1.intractably - in an intractable manner


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Mihailov again tried to say that that was how he understood Pilate, but his lips quivered intractably, and he could not pronounce the words.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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