Definition of Intractability

1. Noun. The trait of being hard to influence or control.


Definition of Intractability

1. n. The quality of being intractable; intractableness.

Definition of Intractability

1. Noun. The state of being intractable; intractableness. ¹

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Definition of Intractability

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Intractability

intracranial hypotension
intracranial part of optic nerve
intracranial part of vertebral artery
intracranial pneumatocele
intracranial pneumocele
intracranial pressure
intracranial tuberculoma
intracranially
intracrater
intracratonic
intracrine
intracrustal
intracrystal
intractabilities
intractability (current term)
intractable
intractable epilepsy
intractable pain
intractableness
intractably
intractile
intracule
intracules
intracutaneous
intracutaneous reaction
intracycle
intracystic
intracystic papilloma
intracytoplasmic

Literary usage of Intractability

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Clausewitzian Friction & Future War by Barry D. Watts (1996)
"THE intractability OF STRATEGIC SURPRISE Granting that Clausewitzian friction prevented Coalition forces from achieving important operational-strategic ..."

2. A Study of Industrial Fluctuation: An Enquiry Into the Character and Causes by Dennis Holme Robertson (1915)
"IMPERFECT DIVISIBILITY AND intractability OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE next characteristic of modern industry which calls for our attention is the large size of ..."

3. The History of Virginia, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Timothy Shay Arthur (1853)
"... Virginia—'Arrival of the third supply—Coronation of Powhattan—His regal intractability—Affairs at Jamestown—Energetic conduct of Smith—Powhattan attemps ..."

4. Fifty Years of Public Service by Arthur Griffiths (1904)
"... in the Governor's Office—A Labyrinthian Interior—The Nightly Round—Contrasts—intractability of Female Prisoners—Their Violence and Profanity—The Story ..."

5. The Prophets: Or, Mormonism Unveiled by Orvilla S. Belisle (1855)
"Richards' intractability.—His seductive stratagems.— Bula Is shut up in a cavern.—She effects her escape. ..."

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