# intractable

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning 1: when discussing tractable

Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

## Meaning 2: sense 2

(of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved

## Meaning 3: sense 3

(of a problem) Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage

## Meaning 4: sense 4

(of a person) Stubborn; obstinate

## Meaning 5: sense 5

Difficult to treat (of a medical condition)

## Meaning 6: sense 6

Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)

## Meaning 7: sense 7

Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)

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