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Definition of uncontrollable
1 archaic : free from control by a superior power : absolute
2 : incapable of being controlled : ungovernable a rush of uncontrollable emotions
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Examples of uncontrollable in a Sentence
the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes
Recent Examples of uncontrollable from the Web
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Walk through each previous job with the candidate to get a sense of what changes or departures were controllable, uncontrollable, or inevitable.
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The mayor had been woken up by senior City Hall and fire officials in the early hours of the morning to be told that an uncontrollable fire was ripping through the 24-story Grenfell Tower in North Kensington.
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An uncontrollable desire to see him lose resulted in a million or more households purchasing his fights against no-chancers such as Victor Ortiz and Robert Guerrero.
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People are trying to come to grips with what Loveland wants to be versus where uncontrollable tides are taking us.
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Not only were the interviews by Shakur profound and full of static, frenetic, remorseful, vengeful and uncontrollable energy, the photos that accompanied these pieces were equally as encapsulating and brimming with vigor.
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Joe Bauer struggled with psychogenic polydipsia, the uncontrollable impulse to drink liquid which is often associated with schizophrenia, and had been having trouble following the staff's instructions to refrain from drinking.
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The mere image of Will Ferrell in a state of mortifying public tumescence was enough to send my son into spasms of uncontrollable laughter.
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Uncontrollable video game playing is a 21st century affliction in search of an identity.
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First Known Use of uncontrollable
1593
UNCONTROLLABLE Defined for English Language Learners
uncontrollable
playDefinition of uncontrollable for English Language Learners
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: not able to be controlled
UNCONTROLLABLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of uncontrollable for Students
: hard or impossible to control an uncontrollable rage
uncontrollably
\-blē\ adverb He was laughing uncontrollably.Learn More about uncontrollable
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