In-trāct'a-ble, a.

a. [Prefix in, not, and tractable; Lat. intractabilis, It. intrattabile, Sp. intratable, Fr. intratable.]

1. Not tractable, easily governed, managed, or directed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable temper.
2. Indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; indocile; as, an intractable child.

Syn.—Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; indocile; unteachable.