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  • 11uncontrollable — UK [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləb(ə)l] / US [ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) impossible to control or stop A tyre had burst and the car became uncontrollable. Wounds like this can lead to uncontrollable bleeding. b) an uncontrollable feeling is one that you …

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  • 12uncontrollable — adjective 1 uncontrollable emotions, desires or actions are ones that you cannot control or stop: I felt an uncontrollable urge to scream. 2 someone who is uncontrollable behaves badly and will not obey anyone 3 situations or conditions that are… …

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  • 13uncontrollable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ almost, virt …

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  • 14uncontrollable — adjective 1) the crowds were uncontrollable Syn: unmanageable, out of control, ungovernable, wild, unruly, disorderly, recalcitrant, turbulent, disobedient, delinquent, defiant, undisciplined; formal refractory Ant: compliant …

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  • 15uncontrollable — /ʌnkənˈtroʊləbəl/ (say unkuhn trohluhbuhl) adjective 1. not governable: an uncontrollable temper. 2. not abiding by any rules or responding to any discipline: an uncontrollable child. –uncontrollability /ʌnkəntroʊləˈbɪləti/ (say unkuhntrohluh… …

  • 16uncontrollable — adjective Date: 1593 1. archaic free from control by a superior power ; absolute 2. incapable of being controlled ; ungovernable < a rush of uncontrollable emotions > • uncontrollability noun • uncontrollably …

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  • 17uncontrollable — uncontrollably, adv. /un keuhn troh leuh beuhl/, adj. 1. incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger. n. 2. something, as an obligation, that cannot be controlled, reduced, or dispensed with: the uncontrollables in the new&#8230; …

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  • 18uncontrollable — adjective Not able to be controlled, contained or governed. She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate. See Also: control, controllable …

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  • 19uncontrollable — [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləb(ə)l] adj 1) impossible to control or stop 2) someone who is uncontrollable behaves badly and refuses to do what other people tell them uncontrollably adv …

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  • 20uncontrollable — /ˌʌnkən trəυləb(ə)l/ adjective which cannot be controlled ● uncontrollable inflation …

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