uncontrollable

[ uhn-kuh n-troh-luh-buh l ]
/ ˌʌn kənˈtroʊ lə bəl /
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adjective

incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.

noun

something, as an obligation, that cannot be controlled, reduced, or dispensed with: the uncontrollables in the new federal budget.

Origin of uncontrollable

First recorded in 1570–80; un-1 + control + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM uncontrollable

un·con·trol·la·bly, adverb

Words nearby uncontrollable

unconstraint, unconstructed, unconsummated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, uncontroversial, unconventional, unconventional warfare, unconventionality

Words related to uncontrollably

passionately, eagerly, frantically, furiously, madly, wildly, tensely, heatedly, breathlessly, desperately, excitedly, severely, brutally, viciously, forcefully, angrily, boldly, savagely, mightily, vehemently

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British Dictionary definitions for uncontrollably

uncontrollable
/ (ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being controlled or managed

Derived forms of uncontrollable

uncontrollability or uncontrollableness, noun uncontrollably, adverb