INTRACTABLY

intractably

(adverb) in an intractable manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

intractably (comparative more intractably, superlative most intractably)

In an intractable manner; uncontrollably; unmanageably.

Source: Wiktionary


INTRACTABLE

In*tract"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See In- not, and Tractable.]

Definition: Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.

Syn.

– Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable.

– In*tract"a*ble*ness, n.

– In*tract"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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