Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.
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of Balk
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of Balk
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Apt to balk; as, a balky horse.
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Apt to balk; as, a balky horse.
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Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast.
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Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast.
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Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persua…
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Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persua…
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Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
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Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
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The quality of being intractable; intractableness.
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The quality of being intractable; intractableness.
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Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
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Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.
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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.
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Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…
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Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…
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Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; --…
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Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; --…
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Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persua…
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Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persua…
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Alt. of Unregenerated
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Alt. of Unregenerated
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Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…
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Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…
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The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or…
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The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or…
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The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.
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The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.
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