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Meaning of 'uncontrollable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uncontrollable [ a.]
- Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
- Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title.

Meaning of 'uncontrollable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uncontrollable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- impossible to repress or control
Example in sentence:
  • an irrepressible chatterbox;
  • uncontrollable laughter
Meaning (2):
- incapable of being controlled or managed
Example in sentence:
  • an uncorrectable habit;
  • uncontrollable children
Meaning (3):
- incapable of being controlled
Example in sentence:
  • the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
Meaning (4):
- difficult to solve or alleviate
Example in sentence:
  • uncontrollable pain

Nearby Words:

uncage uncalled-for uncalm uncamp uncanny uncanonize uncap uncapable uncape uncapper

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