intractable metal

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• intractable — intractability, intractableness, n. intractably, adv. /in trak teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition. 2. (of things) hard to shape or work with: an… …   Universalium

• intractable — adjective Etymology: Latin intractabilis, from in + tractabilis tractable Date: 1531 1. not easily governed, managed, or directed < intractable problems > 2. not easily manipulated or wrought < intractable metal > 3. not easily relieved or cured… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• intractable — in•trac•ta•ble [[t]ɪnˈtræk tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not docile or manageable; stubborn 2) hard to shape or work with: an intractable metal[/ex] 3) hard to treat, relieve, or cure • Etymology: 1535–45; < L intractābilis in•trac ta•bil′i•ty,… …   From formal English to slang

• unruly — unruly, ungovernable, intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, willful, headstrong are comparable when they mean not submissive to government or control. Unruly stresses a lack of discipline or an incapacity for discipline; in addition it often… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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