Uncontrollable
[ʌnkən'trəʊləb(ə)l] or [,ʌnkən'troləbl]
Definition
(adj.) incapable of being controlled or managed; 'uncontrollable children'; 'an uncorrectable habit' .
(adj.) difficult to solve or alleviate; 'uncontrollable pain' .
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Definition
(a.) Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
(a.) Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Ungovernable, irrepressible, rampant, headstrong, not to be controlled.
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Definition
adj. not capable of being controlled: indisputable.—n. Uncontroll′ableness.—adv. Uncontroll′ably.—adj. Uncontrolled′.—adv. Uncontroll′edly.
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Examples
- Selden had risen, and was standing before her in an attitude of uncontrollable expectancy. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- De Bracy was the first to break silence by an uncontrollable fit of laughter, wherein he was joined, though with more moderation, by the Templar. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He bent his keen eyes upon me, and my uncontrollable heart swelled in my bosom. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Moved by an uncontrollable feeling as she looked upon Mrs. Yeobright's worn, wet face, she ran back, when her aunt came forward, and they met again. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Inspired by this happy failure, my valor became utterly uncontrollable, and at intervals I absolutely whistled, though on a moderate key. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- And yet who more than they are likely to find desire uncontrollable and seek some other method of expression? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- This was followed by the discovery of nitro-glycerine, a still more powerful explosive agent--too powerful and uncontrollable for guns as originally made. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- An uncontrollable impulse was urging her to put her case to this man, from whose curiosity she had always so fiercely defended herself. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The two gentlemen hastily separated; each in a fever of excitement wholly uncontrollable. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Felix had been present at the trial; his horror and indignation were uncontrollable, when he heard the decision of the court. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Oh, my poor baby, my poor little honey, and again Esmeralda broke into uncontrollable sobbing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- At last, as midnight approached and the street gradually cleared, he paced up and down the room in uncontrollable agitation. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He rose from his chair and paced about the room in uncontrollable excitement. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Ursula looked at her mother and father, and was suddenly seized with uncontrollable laughter. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- At first the huge beasts carried all before them; then one was wounded painfully and became uncontrollable, rushing up and down between the armies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But his modesty came rushing upon him with uncontrollable force. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Uncontrollable indignation flashed from the eyes of Raymond. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The man sprang from his chair and paced up and down the room in uncontrollable agitation. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- She was half mad from the effects of uncontrollable agitation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I turned in uncontrollable astonishment. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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