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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