OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 7010

intractable

/ɪnˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
inmanejable
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.
intratable
Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
intratable
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.
obstinado
Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
intratable
Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).