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obstinaat — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • intractable adj Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
  • obstinate adj Refusing to change one's opinion or course of action, often unreasonably so.

Senses

obstinaat is used for these senses in English:

  • obstinate Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.

intractable — full definition

  1. adj Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
  2. adj Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
  3. adj Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
  4. adj Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)

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