incontrollable

[ in-kuhn-troh-luh-buhl ]

adjective

1. uncontrollable ( def ).

incontrollable

/ ˌɪnkənˈtrəʊləbəl /

adjective

1. See uncontrollable
   a less common word for uncontrollable

Derived Forms

• ˌinconˈtrollably, adverb

Other Words From

• incon·trolla·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incontrollable¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; in- ³ + controllable ( def )

Example Sentences

Ye br-reak into Hogan's house some night sufferin' fr'm an incontrollable impulse to take his watch.

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And with that there came a mighty and an incontrollable impulse to set it down, so as to preserve what I had seen.

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The doctor answered with a smile that roused the master of the house to a pitch of incontrollable fury.

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She asked herself whether he had seen Leonetta, and what he thought of her, and she was seized by an incontrollable shudder.

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If such a passion as jealousy seizes him, it will swell into a well-nigh incontrollable flood.

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