uncontrollable
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United States
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
adjective
- 1
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate.
"Ethel!" exclaimed Norbourne, his strong and uncontrollable emotion betraying the power that her name still had over him: he tried to say something more, but the words died on his lips.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English controllable English uncontrollable From un- + controllable.
Forms
- comparative
- more uncontrollable
- superlative
- most uncontrollable
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uncontrollable · Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
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