The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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
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
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.