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intractable /in·trac·ta·ble/ (in-trak´tah-b'l) resistant to cure, relief, or control.

in·trac·ta·ble (

n-tr

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adj.

1. Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn.

2. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure.

in·tracta·bili·ty n.

intractable

[intrak′təbəl]

Etymology: L, intractabilis, hard to manage

having no relief, such as a symptom or a disease that is not relieved by the therapeutic measures used.

intractable

unmanageable, intolerable.

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