uncontrollable

Adjective
Synonyms: unmanageableindocileungovernableunrulyuncorrectableirrepressible

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  1. difficult to solve or alleviate“uncontrollable pain”Synonyms: unmanageable
  2. of persons“the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly”Synonyms: indocileungovernableunruly
  3. incapable of being controlled or managed“uncontrollable children”“an uncorrectable habit”Synonyms: uncorrectableunmanageable
  4. impossible to repress or control“an irrepressible chatterbox”“uncontrollable laughter”Synonyms: irrepressible
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Uncontrollable \Un`con*trol"la*ble\, a.

1.Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events. [1913 Webster]

2.Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. [R.] --Swift. [1913 Webster] -- Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness, n. -- Un`con*trol"la*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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