English-Thai Dictionary

intractable

ADJ ซึ่ง ยาก ที่จะ รักษา  sueng-yak-ti-ja-rak-sa

 

intractable

ADJ ดื้อรั้น  ดื้อดึง  รั้น  ควบคุม หรือ จัดการ ได้ ยาก  stubborn obstinate perverse docile tractable due-ran

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTRACTABLE

a.[L. intractabilis; in and tractabilis, tracto, to handle, manage, govern. ] 1. Not to be governed or managed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as an intractable temper.
2. Not to be taught; indocile.

 

INTRACTABLENESS, INTRACTABILITY

n.The quality of being ungovernable; obstinacy; perverseness. 1. Indocility.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTRACTABLE

In *tract "a *ble, a. Etym: [L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See In- not, and Tractable. ]

 

Defn: Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.

 

Syn. -- Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable. -- In *tract "a *ble *ness, n. -- In *tract "a *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intractable

in trac ta ble |inˈtraktəbəl ˈˌɪnˈtræktəbəl | ▶adjective hard to control or deal with: intractable economic problems | intractable pain. • (of a person ) difficult; stubborn. DERIVATIVES in trac ta bil i ty |-ˌtraktəˈbilitē |noun, in trac ta ble ness noun, in trac ta bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin intractabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + tractabilis (see tractable ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

intractable

intractable |ɪnˈtraktəb (ə )l | ▶adjective hard to control or deal with: intractable economic problems. • (of a person ) difficult or stubborn. DERIVATIVES intractability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, intractableness noun, intractably adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin intractabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + tractabilis (see tractable ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

intractable

intractable adjective 1 intractable problems: unmanageable, uncontrollable, difficult, awkward, troublesome, demanding, burdensome. ANTONYMS manageable. 2 an intractable man: stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, inflexible, headstrong, willful, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, unaccommodating, uncooperative, difficult, awkward, perverse, contrary, pigheaded, stiff-necked. ANTONYMS compliant. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See stubborn . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

intractable

intractable adjective 1 their problems have become more acute and intractable: unmanageable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, out of control, out of hand, impossible to cope with; difficult, awkward, complex, troublesome, demanding, burdensome. ANTONYMS manageable. 2 there was no budging this intractable man: stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, inflexible, unadaptable, unmalleable, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, unaccommodating, uncooperative, difficult, awkward, perverse, contrary, disobedient, indomitable, refractory, recalcitrant, pig-headed, bull-headed, wilful; N. Amer. rock-ribbed; informal stiff-necked; Brit. informal bloody-minded; N. Amer. informal balky. ANTONYMS compliant; obedient.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intractable

in trac ta ble /ɪntrǽktəb (ə )l /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈問題などが 〉扱いにくい, 手に負えない ; 〈人が 〉すなおでない, 従順でない, 強情な .2 細工しにくい .in tr à c ta b í l i ty 名詞 in tr á c ta bly 副詞