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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

  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)

perverse — full definition

  1. adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
  2. adjective Showing an unusual and often unhealthy or twisted deviation from what is considered normal or moral.

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