intractable
Collocations
5ADJ.
rough
VERB + INTRACTABLE
points
INTRACTABLE + NOUN
dilemmas, problem
PREP.
with
ADV.
initially, often
Definitions
adj
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.
Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
Work—bureaucratic work in particular—poses a series of intractable dilemmas that often demand compromises with traditional moral beliefs.
Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
- tractable
- manipulable
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.
WiktionaryWork—bureaucratic work in particular—poses a series of intractable dilemmas that often demand compromises with traditional moral beliefs.
WiktionaryI am too rude—too rough—too intractable to deal with any being so soft and gentle as you are.
Tatoeba · #7760593Determining the shortest path through any arbitrary set of points is an intractable problem.
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