visainen — meaning in English
Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead
English meaning
- intractable adj Impossible or very hard to manage, control or direct.
- knotty adj Describes string or similar material that is tangled or tied into 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
- adj Impossible or very hard to manage, control or direct.
- adj (computing) Taking far too long to work out by computer, so it is treated as unsolvable in practice.
- adj (of a problem) Very hard to deal with or find a solution for.
- adj (of a person) Refusing to change their mind or behavior; very stubborn.
knotty — full definition
- adj Describes string or similar material that is tangled or tied into knots.
- adj Describes a tree, part of the body, or similar thing, that is covered in hard lumps or knobs; gnarled.
- adj Difficult and complicated; hard to sort out.
- adj Having a tough, stern or rugged character.
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Finnish.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Finnish meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Finnish
