Associations to the word «Intractable»

Wiktionary

INTRACTABLE, adjective. Not easily controlled, governed, managed or directed.
INTRACTABLE, adjective. Stubborn; obstinate (of a person).
INTRACTABLE, adjective. Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

Dictionary definition

INTRACTABLE, adjective. Not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley