- not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- (of things) hard to shape or work with: an intractable metal.
- hard to treat, relieve, or cure: the intractable pain in his leg.
- an intractable person.
- difficult to influence or direct
- (of a problem, illness, etc) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure
- difficult to shape or mould, esp with the hands
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