UNGOVERNABLE

indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly

(adjective) incapable of being controlled; “the little boy’s parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ungovernable (comparative more ungovernable, superlative most ungovernable)

Not governable

Source: Wiktionary


Un*gov"ern*a*ble, a.

Definition: Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions.

– Un*gov"ern*a*bly, adv. Goldsmith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 October 2024

HEMLOCK

(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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