<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.</li><li>(of things) hard to shape or work with: an intractable metal.</li><li>hard to treat, relieve, or cure: the intractable pain in his leg.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an intractable person.</li></ul>