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The definition of intractable is not easily controlled or hard to work.

(adjective)

An example of intractable used as an adjective is an intractable clay which means clay that is difficult to shape.

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See intractable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not tractable; specif.,

hard to manage; unruly or stubborn
hard to work, manipulate, cure, treat, etc.

Origin: L intractabilis

Related Forms:

intractability noun or intractableness
intractably adverb

See intractable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn. See Synonyms at unruly.
Difficult to mold or manipulate: intractable materials.
Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure: intractable pain.

Related Forms:

in·tracˌta·bilˈi·ty, in·tracˈta·ble·ness noun

in·tracˈta·bly adverb

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