Ungovernable
[ʌn'gʌv(ə)nəb(ə)l] or [ʌn'gʌvɚnəbl]
Definition
(a.) Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unruly, refractory, uncontrollable, intractable, unmanageable, irrepressible, riotous, rebellious, mutinous, wild, rampant, headstrong, infuriate, mad, frantic, furious.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Unruly, unmanageable, refractory, disobedient, lawless,[See UNCOUTH]
Typist: Manfred
Definition
adj. that cannot be governed refractory unruly.—n. Ungov′ernableness.—adv. Ungov′ernably.—adj. Ungov′erned without government: unbridled.
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Examples
- Was it of him you spoke in your ungovernable rage and violence? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Whether unbridled curiosity, or ungovernable dread, dictated Miss Verinder's questions I do not presume to inquire. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Seeing that his passion was becoming ungovernable, I left him and returned towards Hatherley Farm. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- In a moment of ungovernable passion, Argyle's ardour frightened me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I started, in ungovernable agitation, to my feet. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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