uppiniskainen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- intractable adj Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
- perverse adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
- recalcitrant adjective Stubbornly refusing to obey authority, follow rules or cooperate, even under pressure.
Senses
uppiniskainen is used for these senses in English:
- intractable Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
- perverse Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable.
- recalcitrant Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
intractable — full definition
- adj Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
- adj Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
- adj Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
- adj Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
perverse — full definition
- adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
- adjective Showing an unusual and often unhealthy or twisted deviation from what is considered normal or moral.