intractable vs knowing

intractable

adj
  • Stubborn; obstinate. 

  • Difficult to treat (of a medical condition). 

  • Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. 

  • (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved. 

  • Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed. 

knowing

adj
  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

How often have the words intractable and knowing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )