irrepressible
adjective
ir·re·press·ible
ˌir-i-ˈpre-sə-bəl 
: impossible to repress, restrain, or control
irrepressible curiosity
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She has an irrepressible sense of humor.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The Uruguayan international has been irrepressible all season, adding a league-high 11 assists to his 14 goals.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead, an irrepressible 18-year-old girl named Vera Brandes embodies both of those things, and the story here ultimately belongs to her.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
The irrepressible Daniel Ives of Wedbush, perhaps Wall Street’s biggest cheerleader for AI, took a field trip to Asia to see for himself what the demand for Nvidia’s chips is like.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Irrepressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrepressible. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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irrepressible
adjective
ir·re·press·ible
ˌir-i-ˈpres-ə-bəl
: impossible to repress or control
irrepressible curiosity
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