intractable
About 1.80 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
- adjective Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
- adjective Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage.
- adjective Stubborn; obstinate.
- adjective Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).
Similar words
unmanageable uncontrollable unmalleable recalcitrant balky refractory stubborn balking incurable irreconcilable
Often followed by
problems pain problem and to epilepsy as in than
Word family
intractabilities intractability intractably
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