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Webster 1913 Edition
Uncontrollable
Unˊcon-trol′la-ble
,Adj.
1.
Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible;
as, an
. uncontrollable
temper; uncontrollable
events2.
Indisputable; irrefragable;
as, an
. uncontrollable
maxim; an uncontrollable
title[R.]
Swift.
Unˊcon-trol′la-ble-ness
, Noun.
Unˊcon-trol′la-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Uncontrollable
UNCONTROLLABLE
, a.1.
That cannot be controlled; ungovernable; that cannot be restrained; as an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable subjects.2.
That cannot be resisted or diverted; as uncontrollable events.3.
Indisputable; irrefragable; as an uncontrollable maxim; the king's uncontrollable title to the English throne.Definition 2024
uncontrollable
uncontrollable
English
Adjective
uncontrollable (comparative more uncontrollable, superlative most uncontrollable)
- Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
- She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate.
Derived terms
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Translations
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed
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References
- uncontrollable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- uncontrollable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913