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UNCONTROLLABLE
irrepressible, uncontrollable
(adjective) impossible to repress or control; “an irrepressible chatterbox”; “uncontrollable laughter”
uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable
(adjective) incapable of being controlled or managed; “uncontrollable children”; “an uncorrectable habit”
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly
(adjective) incapable of being controlled; “the little boy’s parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly”
uncontrollable, unmanageable
(adjective) difficult to solve or alleviate; “uncontrollable pain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
uncontrollable (comparative more uncontrollable, superlative most uncontrollable)
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`con*trol"la*ble, a.
1. Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. [R.] Swift.
– Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness, n.
– Un`con*trol"la*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIEVOUS
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”
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