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in•trac•ta•ble



Pronunciation: (in-trak'tu-bul), [key]
—adj.
1. not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
2. (of things) hard to shape or work with: an intractable metal.
3. hard to treat, relieve, or cure: the intractable pain in his leg.

—n.
an intractable person.

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