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intractable

  • /ɪnˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/ UK, US

adjective more intractable · most intractable

  1. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed. And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.
  2. of a mathematical problem Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
  3. Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem) Work—bureaucratic work in particular—poses a series of intractable dilemmas that often demand compromises with traditional moral beliefs.
  4. Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
  5. Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

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adj not tractable

Españolinmanejable
中文難控制的 /难控制的 nán kòngzhì de, 難解決的 /难解决的 nán jiějué de
Françaisingouvernable
Deutschschwer handhabbar, verfahren
Русскийнеуправляемый neupravljajemyj

adj mathematics: not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve

Españolintratable
Françaisintraitable
Deutschunlenksam
Русскийтрудная trudnaja, тру́дный trúdnyj

adj of a problem: difficult to deal with, solve, or manage

Españolintratable
Русскийтрудноразрешимый trudnorazrešimyj

adj stubborn, obstinate

Españolobstinado
中文倔強 /倔强 juéjiàng
Françaisintraitable, buté
Deutschstörrisch, stur
Русскийупря́мый uprjámyj, непода́тливый nepodátlivyj, непоко́рный nepokórnyj

adj medicine: difficult to treat

Españolintratable
中文難治癒的 /难治愈的 nán zhìyù de
Françaisintraitable
Deutschschwierig zu behandeln
Русскийтрудноизлечи́мый trudnoizlečímyj

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@misc{intractable_2026,
  title = {intractable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intractable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}