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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
events
.
2.
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)

  1. Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
    She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate.

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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