intractably
intractably — adverb
1. so severely or stubbornly that something becomes nearly impossible to deal with,
so severely or stubbornly that something becomes nearly impossible to deal with, control, or solve — used of problems, conflicts, illnesses, or situations that resist all efforts to manage them.
The mathematics competition team found the final problem intractably difficult to solve.
intractably + adjective (difficult)
Talia's stubborn cough proved intractably resistant to every medicine the doctor prescribed.
proved intractably + adjective (resistant)
The conflict between the two villages stayed intractably bitter despite many years of peace efforts.
Bilal described the government's new tax rules as intractably complex for ordinary citizens.
The old wooden door became intractably stuck after the rainy season made the frame swell.
- uncontrollably
focuses on absence of restraint rather than inherent difficulty of management; often used for emotions, forces of nature
- stubbornly
suggests willful refusal to change, typically of a person or animal, whereas 'intractably' describes objective difficulty
- persistently
weaker in meaning — only implies continuation over time, not that the thing resists being solved or managed
- manageably
in a way that can be controlled or dealt with
文法句型
intractably + adjective
intractably + past participle
用法筆記
Commonly modifies adjectives such as 'difficult', 'complex', 'stubborn', 'resistant', and 'bitter'. Rarely modifies verbs directly — instead, it pairs with a following adjective or participle that describes the situation.