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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
Derived Forms
- ˌܲԳDzˌٰDZˈٲ, noun
- ˌܲԳDzˈٰDZ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲcDz·ٰDZl· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of uncontrollable1
Example Sentences
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.
The problem with that, of course, is all of our major community wildfire risk problems are in the uncontrollable 2%.
At any rate, Elisabeth’s behavior during the proceedings is highly abnormal and unusual, from an uncontrollable laughing fit to an almost fantastical modern dance she performs in a hallway.
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