The Only Use
intractable
in
Animal Farm
(Edited)
- Bulls which had always been tractable suddenly turned savage,
p. 39.6tractable = easy to manage or control
Definitions:
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(1)
(intractable) difficultin various senses, including:
- of problems or disease -- difficult to solve or cure
- of people or animals -- difficult to manage or control
- of materials -- difficult to manipulate
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)