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Definition of Intractably
1. Adverb. In an intractable manner.
Definition of Intractably
1. Adverb. In an intractable manner; uncontrollably; unmanageably. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intractably
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intractably
Literary usage of Intractably
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (1917)
""O no," she said, intractably moving to the other side of the decayed fire.
"What did you mean by that?" "Perhaps I may kiss your hand? ..."
2. Lectures on the Philosophy of History by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, John Sibree (1902)
"The first is the substantial, unvarying, metallic, elevated region, intractably
shut up within itself, but perhaps adapted to send forth impulses over the ..."
3. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"Once in a long while, we run across a group of kids that has an intractably hard
time working together. Now this technically defies the theology of group ..."
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