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  1. untractableadjective

    Intractable.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Untractableadjective

    Etymology: intraitable, Fr. intractabilis, Lat.

    The French, supposing that they had advantage over the English, began to be stiff, and almost untractable, sharply pressing for speedy resolutions and short meetings. John Hayward.

    If any father have a son thus perverse and untractable, I know not what more he can do but pray for him. John Locke.

    Ulcers untractable in the legs, with a gangrenous appearance in the skin. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

    I forc’d to ride th’ untractable abyss. John Milton.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Untractable

    un-trak′ta-bl, adj. not tractable, difficult, rough.—ns. Untractabil′ity, Untrac′tableness.—adv. Untrac′tably.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of untractable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of untractable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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