ungovernable

  • 21ungovernable — un•gov•ern•a•ble [[t]ʌnˈgʌv ər nə bəl[/t]] adj. impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable • Etymology: 1665–75 un•gov ern•a•bil′i•ty, un•gov′ern•a•ble•ness, n. un•gov′ern•a•bly, adv …

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  • 22ungovernable — /ʌnˈgʌvənəbəl/ (say un guvuhnuhbuhl) adjective that cannot be governed, ruled, or restrained; uncontrollable. –ungovernableness, noun –ungovernably, adverb …

  • 23ungovernable — adj. uncontrollable, violent. Derivatives: ungovernability n. ungovernably adv …

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  • 24The Ungovernable Force — Infobox Album | Name = The Ungovernable Force Type = Album Artist = Conflict Released = August 1986 Recorded = August 1985, Rockfield Studios, Wales Genre = Anarcho punk Length = 32:17 Label = Mortarhate Producer(s) = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4 …

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  • 25Ungovernably — Ungovernable Un*gov ern*a*ble, a. Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions. {Un*gov ern*a*bly}, adv. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26ungovernability — ungovernable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ impossible to control or govern. DERIVATIVES ungovernability noun …

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  • 27unruly — unruly, ungovernable, intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, willful, headstrong are comparable when they mean not submissive to government or control. Unruly stresses a lack of discipline or an incapacity for discipline; in addition it often… …

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  • 28unmanageable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unruly, ungovernable, refractory. See obstinacy, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncontrollable, obstreperous, willful, irrepressible, ungovernable; see also unruly . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 29unruly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unmanageable, insubordinate, obstreperous, fractious, refractory, ungovernable, turbulent, boisterous, balky. See disobedience. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncontrollable, willful, headstrong,… …

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  • 30un|ru|ly — «uhn ROO lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. 1. hard to rule or control, especially: a) not manageable; ungovernable; unmanageable: »an unruly horse, a disobedient and unruly boy, an unruly lock of hair. b) …

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