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    [Adjective]  | "in*trac*ta*ble" | \ (ˌ)in-ˈtrak-tə-bəl \


    1: not easily governed, managed, or directed

    2: not easily relieved or cured

    3: not easily manipulated or shaped


    Origin: 1531 ;

     Borrowed from Latin intractābilis, from in- {see: |in-:1|in-:1} + tractābilis "manageable, {see: |tractable|tractable}";

    [Adjective]  | "intractable" 


    1: given to resisting authority or another's control;


      * e.g., " ... an intractable child who deliberately does the opposite of whatever he is told "





    2: given to resisting control or discipline by others;


      * e.g., " ... cats are by nature fairly intractable animals "





     [ "intractable" ]

    1: Hard to control or deal with.

      * e.g.,  ... Additional security was called for when the crowd became intractable. 


     [ "intractable" ]

    2: "Adjective"


     [ "intractable" ]

    3: *Synonyms: unmanageable, uncontrollable, out of control, out of hand, impossible to cope with

     [ "Intractive" ]

    1: A guy or girl who is only attractive on the internet, thanks in large part to photo editing software and high-pixelation." A girl looks amazing in her facebook or myspace photos. When you see her in person, she's fugly.

      * e.g.,  ... "That guy's totally intractive. He looks hot in his profile, but I've seen him in person and he looks nothing like that." 


     [ "Intractive" ]

    2: Of course, can work for guys too. Attractive when interactive, unattractive in reality.

     [ "Intractive" ]

    1: being inside someone that is attractive

      * e.g.,  ... I was intractive 

     [ "Intractive" ]

    1: word I made up in 1991 mixing the words: Interested, Interactive, attractive, interesting, etc. in my song, "Heartbeat In The Corner. I just like the way it rang, fit, sounded in my song so I kept it.

      * e.g.,  ... I like the way you're very Intractive 

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