Adjective: intractable in'trak-tu-bul
- Not easily managed, controlled, or solved
"an intractable disposition"
See also: balking [N. Amer], balky, baulking [Brit], baulky [Brit], defiant, difficult, disobedient, flexibility, noncompliant, obstinate, refractory, stubborn, tractability, tractableness, uncontrollable, unmalleable, unmanageable, unregenerate, untamed, wild
Antonym: manipulable
Encyclopedia: Intractable