English adjective: intractable | |||
1. | intractable not tractable; difficult to manage or mold | ||
Samples | An intractable disposition. Intractable pain. The most intractable issue of our era. Intractable metal. | ||
Similar | balking, balky, refractory, stubborn, uncontrollable, unmalleable, unmanageable | ||
See also | defiant, difficult, disobedient, noncompliant, obstinate, stubborn, unmanageable, unregenerate, untamed, wild | ||
Attribute | flexibility, tractability, tractableness | ||
Antonyms | manipulable, tractable | ||