incontrollable
Americanadjective
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Origin of incontrollable
First recorded in 1590–1600; in- 3 + controllable ( def. )
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Dick Fuld is reading his opening statement which can be found in full here, declaring that his bank's demise was caused by "incontrollable market forces" and "incorrect rumours" about its financial position.
From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2010
"What do you mean by a new voice?" she asked, seized with incontrollable anger.
From A Room with a View by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
At the age of fifteen, the young Louis showed an incontrollable passion for the life of a soldier.
From Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV by Parkman, Francis
During the whole reply, the audience were in a titter; and he sat down amidst a burst of incontrollable laughter.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 by Various
The operation of the laws of God is like an incontrollable torrent.
From The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches by Jordan, David Starr
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