Unmanageable
[ʌn'mænɪdʒəb(ə)l] or [ʌn'mænɪdʒəbl]
Definition
(adj.) hard to control; 'a difficult child', 'an unmanageable situation' .
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Not easily governed.[2]. Unwieldy, unhandy, cumbersome, cumbrous, awkward, incommodious, inconvenient.
Edited by Caleb
Definition
adj. not manageable not easily controlled or directed.—n. Unman′ageableness.—adv. Unman′ageably.—adj. Unman′aged not controlled: not broken in.
Typist: Miranda
Examples
- I have such unmanageable thoughts,' returned his sister, 'that they _will_ wonder. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- However that might be, she was unmanageable. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- By showing himself hopelessly unmanageable he had made Bulstrode feel that a strong defiance was the only resource left. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Trenor was in truth in an unmanageable mood. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He might become more unmanageable. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He knew when he was misjudged, and was apt to turn unmanageable with such as failed to give him his due. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Miranda