INTRACT'ABLE, adjective [Latin intractabilis; in and tractabilis, tracto, to handle, manage, govern.]
1. Not to be governed or managed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as an intractable temper.
2. Not to be taught; indocile.
Webster's Dictionary 1828
INTRACT'ABLE, adjective [Latin intractabilis; in and tractabilis, tracto, to handle, manage, govern.]
1. Not to be governed or managed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as an intractable temper.
2. Not to be taught; indocile.