Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-TRACT'A-BLE
IN-TOX-I-CA'TIONIN-TRACT'A-BLE-NESS, or IN-TRACT'A-BIL'I-TY
IN-TRACT'A-BLE, a. [L. intractabilis; in and tractabilis, tracto, to handle, manage, govern; Fr. intraitable; It. intrattabile.]
- Not to be governed or managed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable temper.
- Not to be taught; indocile.
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