Uncontrollable Meaning
/ˌʌnkəˈntroʊləbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot able to be controlled, contained or governed.
Sentence Examples
He has an uncontrollable temper.
He was seized with uncontrollable rage.
If that's how matters stand, the next parliament will be uncontrollable.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fire spread so fast that it became ____ by the firefighters.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He had an ____ urge to jump into the lake when he saw the clear blue water on the hot summer afternoon today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English controllable English uncontrollable From un- + controllable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""Ethel!" exclaimed Norbourne, his strong and uncontrollable emotion betraying the power that her name still had over him: he tried to say something more, but the words died on his lips."
— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Influence of the Dead”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 273:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fire spread so fast that it became ____ by the firefighters.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He had an ____ urge to jump into the lake when he saw the clear blue water on the hot summer afternoon today.