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Antonyms for intractably


Grammar : Adv
Spell : in-trak-tuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtræk tə bəl



Definition of intractably

Origin :
  • c.1500, "rough, stormy;" 1540s, "not manageable," from Latin intractabilis "not to be handled, unmanageable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tractabilis (see tractable). Related: Intractably.
  • As in obstinately : adv stubbornly
Example sentences :
  • "O no," she said, intractably moving to the other side of the decayed fire.
  • Extract from : « Return of the Native » by Thomas Hardy
  • "Then it appears to me that Sergeant Troy does not concern us here," she said, intractably.
  • Extract from : « Far from the Madding Crowd » by Thomas Hardy
  • But something in him, some intractably tough bit of his old self, rose up protesting—frantically.
  • Extract from : « A Christmas Garland » by Max Beerbohm

Synonyms for intractably

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