Both Uses of
intractable
in
Queen of Attolia
- She remembered that a pretty face is not the best indicator of a tractable wife and looked among the ugly girls, but not even an ugly girl would marry a man who was pockmarked, who worked in the dark with spirits and monsters.†
Chpt 9tractable = easily managed
- The queen had only smiled and assured him that Eugenides had promised to be tractable.†
Chpt 13 *
Definition:
difficult
in 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