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Definition of: intractable
(in·trak′tə·bəl) adjective
1. Not tractable; refractory; unruly.
2. Lacking plastic quality; difficult to treat or work. See synonyms under IMPRACTICABLE, OBSTINATE, PERVERSE, REBELLIOUS, RESTIVE.
—in·trac′ta·bil′i·ty. in·trac′ta·ble·ness noun
—in·trac′ta·bly adverb
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