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intractable

adjective/ĩtɾɐˈtavɛl/medium

in·tra·tá·vel

Definition

Difficult or impossible to manage, control, or cure.
The disease proved to be intractable with conventional treatments.
The negotiations stalled due to the intractable positions of both sides.
Common collocations
intractable painintractable problemintractable child

Etymology

Do latim 'intractabilis'.

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