not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate

an intractable disposition.

(of things) hard to shape or work with

an intractable metal.

hard to treat, relieve, or cure

the intractable pain in his leg.

an intractable person.

adjective

manageable

adjective

awkward , bull-headed , cantankerous , contrary , fractious , hang tough , hard-line , headstrong , immovable , incompliant , incurable , indocile , indomitable , insoluble , intransigent , locked , locked in , mulish , obdurate , obstinate , pat , pertinacious , perverse , pig-headed , recalcitrant , refractory , resolute , self-willed , stubborn , tenacious , tough , tough nut , unbending , uncompromising , uncooperative , undisciplined , ungovernable , unmanageable , unpliable , unruly , unyielding , wayward , wild , willfulnotes:intractable means stubborn or obstinate; intransigent is this , but implies being more intense and refusing to compromise or change , disorderly , lawless , obstreperous , uncontrollable , untoward , difficult , disobedient , ornery , pigheaded , surly , willful