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uncontrollable
[uhn-kuhn-troh-luh-buhl]
noun
something, as an obligation, that cannot be controlled, reduced, or dispensed with.
the uncontrollables in the new federal budget.
uncontrollable
/ ˌʌəˈٰəʊəə /
adjective
incapable of being controlled or managed
Other Word Forms
- uncontrollably adverb
- ˌܲԳDzˌٰDZˈٲ noun
- ˌܲԳDzˈٰDZ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of uncontrollable1
Example Sentences
Earlier in the morning, Houston said Kirk should never be allowed to be a police officer or own a firearm again, given the “uncontrollable rage” he aimed at her on the day of the incident.
In some stores, the craze grew uncontrollable, forcing staff members to limit how many bags consumers could purchase.
After Week 2, nothing I did was right, and his once-gentle nature fractured into an uncontrollable and constant rage.
He also receives injections that help prevent “uncontrollable seizures.”
Just as uncontrollable financial, demographic and other forces have wreaked havoc in Hollywood, California’s wine industry is now reeling from epochal stresses that are grinding down yet another mainstay of the state’s economy.
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