Definitions for Intractable
ɪnˈtræk tə bəlin·tractable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. intractableadjective

   not tractable; difficult to manage or mold

   "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intractableadjective

   Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intractablenoun

   Etymology: intractabilis, Lat. intraitable, Fr.

   1. Ungovernable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.

   To love them who loves us is so natural a passion, that even the most intractable tempers obey its force. John Rogers.

   2. Unmanageable; furious.

   By what means serpents, and other noxious and more intractable kinds, as well as the more innocent and useful, got together. John Woodward, Nat. Hist. p. iii.

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1. intractable

   Intractable refers to something that is difficult to manage, control, deal with, or change. It can relate to a situation, problem, or even a person that stubbornly resists efforts to alter or resolve it. It can also describe a medical condition or disease that doesn't respond to treatment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intractableadjective

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Intractable

   in-trakt′a-bl, adj. unmanageable: obstinate.—ns. Intractabil′ity, Intract′ableness.—adv. Intract′ably.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Intractable in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Intractable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Intractable in a Sentence

1. Karen MacNeil:

   Wine in the U.S. in general is expensive. It’s also true of California. In many cases you can get an old world version for much less. That’s a somewhat intractable problem…It’s just expensive to do business in the United States.

2. Gary Ross:

   The aforementioned problems look intractable.

3. Nancy Hogshead-Makar:

   The new NCAA policy sounds a lot like the old one, the board hasn't resolved the intractable balancing between fairness, playing safety and inclusion. They failed women by not prioritizing fairness.

4. Aruna Chandran:

   With continual efforts to make improvements, we hope that this means that public health practitioners and policymakers, no matter where they’re from, what their political views might be, or what their personal ideas are, this is something we can come together on because this is an actionable place where we can make a difference in our obesity epidemic, which has felt so just intractable and so difficult to overcome, now, we can think of this not as a foregone conclusion, we can make a difference.

5. De Blasio:

   This is a fundamental change in how our city contends with a situation that has been intractable for so many years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Intractable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intractable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Intractable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Intractable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Intractable