incontrollable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
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 E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
And as I gazed at her, forgetting everything in the world, but my incontrollable thirst for herself, she sighed, and she said with compassion: Poor boy!
From The Substance of a Dream by F. W. (Francis William) Bain
The police had already pushed into the centre with their ponderous omnipotence, and even as they did so, Rupert Grant sprang forward with his incontrollable and intolerable secret.
From The Club of Queer Trades by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The husband wrung his hands in incontrollable agitation.
From Round the Red Lamp by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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