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intractable

English

Etymology

From in- +? tractable

Adjective

intractable (comparative more intractable, superlative most intractable)

  1. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
  2. (mathematics) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved.
  3. (of a problem) Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage.
  4. (of a person) Stubborn; obstinate.
  5. (medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

Derived terms

  • intractability
  • intractableness
  • intractably

Translations

References

  • intractable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • intractable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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untreatable

English

Etymology

un- +? treatable

Adjective

untreatable (not comparable)

  1. Not treatable; impossible to treat.

Derived terms

  • untreatability
  • untreatably

Noun

untreatable (plural untreatables)

  1. A person with a condition that cannot be treated.

Anagrams

  • entablature, nature table

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