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Thesaurus: intractable

Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.

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  1. a. Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.
  2. adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
  3. Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child. Syn. -- Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable. -- In*tract"a*ble*ness, n. -- In*tract"a*bly, adv.
  4. Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed;indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn;obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.
  5. j:100 a. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold