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intractile

intractile adjective: not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended.

Adjective

intractile (comparative more intractile, superlative most intractile)

  1. Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended.
    • intractile muscles
    • intractile tentacles

Forms of intractile

comparativemore intractile
superlativemost intractile

Origin of intractile

From in- + tractile.

Questions about intractile

What does intractile mean?
Intractile means not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended.
What part of speech is intractile?
Intractile is an adjective.

Words near intractile in the dictionary

  1. intractability
  2. intractable
  3. intractableness
  4. intractably
  5. intractible
  6. intractile
  7. intracuff
  8. intracule
  9. intracules
  10. intracultivar
  11. intracultural

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