uncontrollable

uncontrollable
uncontrollable (adj.) 1570s, "irrefutable," from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + CONTROLLABLE (Cf. controllable). From 1590s as "not subject to authority;" meaning "that cannot be restrained" is from 1640s. Related: Uncontrollably.

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  • Uncontrollable — Un con*trol la*ble, a. 1. Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events. [1913 Webster] 2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. [R.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uncontrollable — I adjective bullheaded, carried away, disobedient, disorderly, fractious, frenzied, headstrong, hysterical, impetuous, impotens, incorrigible, indocile, indomitable, insuppressible, insurgent, intractable, irrepressible, irresistable, lawless,… …   Law dictionary

  • uncontrollable — is now the dominant form, rather than incontrollable …   Modern English usage

  • uncontrollable — [adj] wild; carried away beside oneself, disorderly, excited, fractious, frantic, freaked, furious, headstrong, indocile, indomitable, insuppressible, insurgent, intractable, irrepressible, irresistible, lawless, like a loose cannon*, mad,… …   New thesaurus

  • uncontrollable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not controllable. DERIVATIVES uncontrollably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • uncontrollable — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • uncontrollable — [[t]ʌ̱nkəntro͟ʊləb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe a feeling or physical action as uncontrollable, you mean that you cannot control it or prevent yourself from feeling or doing it. It had been a time of almost uncontrollable excitement …   English dictionary

  • uncontrollable — un|con|trol|lable [ˌʌnkənˈtrəuləbəl US ˈtroul ] adj 1.) if an emotion, desire, or physical action is uncontrollable, you cannot control it or stop yourself from feeling it or doing it ▪ I felt an uncontrollable urge to scream. ▪ Mother burst into …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • uncontrollable — un|con|trol|la|ble [ ,ʌnkən trouləbl ] adjective 1. ) impossible to control or stop: A tire had burst and the car became uncontrollable. Wounds like this can lead to uncontrollable bleeding. a ) an uncontrollable feeling is one that you cannot… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • uncontrollable — UK [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləb(ə)l] / US [ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) impossible to control or stop A tyre had burst and the car became uncontrollable. Wounds like this can lead to uncontrollable bleeding. b) an uncontrollable feeling is one that you …   English dictionary

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