Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: intractable
IPA transcription: [,ɪntɹ'æktəbəl]
Pronunciations of intractable
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: intractable
    Meaning: not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
Usage examples
  • She grew steadily wilder and after a few days so intractable with her that Mr. Tebrick again took her under his complete control.
  • After tea Oates suggested leading out the two intractable animals behind other sledges; at the same time he brought out the strong, nervous grey pony.
  • In the glare of noon--at the dead hour of night--in sickness or in health--in calm or in tempest--the young Metzengerstein seemed rivetted to the saddle of that colossal horse, whose intractable audacities so well accorded with his own spirit.
  • The features of the face, however, were by no means finished with the same delicacy; they were rather coarse, slightly inclining to coppery in complexion, and indicative, in expression, of a very pertinacious and intractable disposition in their small proprietor.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ulysses (poem), License CC BY-SA 4.0