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1. not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded.
His niece was the only person who had any influence on that intractable old man.
2. not easily shaped, manipulated, or solved.
This hard, brittle metal is intractable until heated.
No amount of diplomatic ingenuity will resolve the intractable conflict between these two countries.
definition 3: not easily treated, relieved, or cured.
These drugs will only temporarily suppress an intractable cough.