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Definition of Intractability
1. Noun. The trait of being hard to influence or control.
Generic synonyms: Trait
Specialized synonyms: Recalcitrance, Recalcitrancy, Refractoriness, Unmanageableness, Wildness, Defiance, Rebelliousness, Fractiousness, Unruliness, Wilfulness, Willfulness, Balkiness, Mulishness, Obstinacy, Obstinance, Stubbornness, Disobedience
Derivative terms: Intractable, Intractable
Antonyms: Tractability
Definition of Intractability
1. n. The quality of being intractable; intractableness.
Definition of Intractability
1. Noun. The state of being intractable; intractableness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intractability
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Intractability
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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