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visainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • intractable adj Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
  • knotty adj Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
  • mountainous adjective Having many mountains; full of steep, rugged terrain.

Senses

visainen is used for these senses in English:

  • intractable Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
  • knotty Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
  • mountainous (figurative, of a problem or task) Very difficult.

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)

knotty — full definition

  1. adj Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
  2. adj Of a part of the body, a tree, etc.: full of knots (knobs or swellings); gnarled, knobbly.
  3. adj Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
  4. adj Of an austere or hard nature; rugged.

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