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Uncontrollable   /ˌənkəntrˈoʊləbəl/   Listen
Uncontrollable

adjective
1.
Difficult to solve or alleviate.  Synonym: unmanageable.
2.
Of persons.  Synonyms: indocile, ungovernable, unruly.
3.
Incapable of being controlled or managed.  Synonyms: uncorrectable, unmanageable.  "An uncorrectable habit"
4.
Impossible to repress or control.  Synonym: irrepressible.  "Uncontrollable laughter"






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"Uncontrollable" Quotes from Famous Books



... said the man; "Oh, sir, surely you did not appear on parade with that face?" and then he burst into a fit of the most uncontrollable laughter. ...
— The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Vol. 1 • Charles James Lever

... there was a profound silence outside, as if this last astute detective was too much surprised to be able to speak, and then Mr. Newcombe burst into an uncontrollable fit of triumphant laughter. He knew that it was impossible for any number of boys to fool him, and very likely he almost pitied his ...
— Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation • James Otis

... her, and sinking on the green bank by the roadside, Eleanor buries her face in the grass and sobs in uncontrollable anguish. ...
— When the Birds Begin to Sing • Winifred Graham

... look at him lest her heart should flutter to her eyes. Probably the display amused him. What was she to him anyway but a girl with whom he could flirt in his idle moments? Well (with a passionate fling of her arms), she would extinguish her uncontrollable little beater for the nonce; she would meet and answer every one of his long glances ...
— Other Things Being Equal • Emma Wolf

... in her power to undergo the genuine and permanent change that would make her an influence for good with her sons, or anything but an uncontrollable element in my home," said Mr. Minturn. "Why Leslie, if I were to hunt her up and ask her to come to my house, do you think she would ...
— Michael O'Halloran • Gene Stratton-Porter


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