insuppressible
incapable of being suppressed; irrepressible: his insuppressible humor.
Origin of insuppressible
1Other words from insuppressible
- in·sup·press·i·bly, adverb
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How to use insuppressible in a sentence
Kid was a witty man, usually overflowing with innocent mirth; even in sight of the gallows his humor was insuppressible.
Sketches of the Covenanters | J. C. McFeetersThe insuppressible alertness and enterprise of his own mind tells upon his portrayal of these intense moments.
Robert Browning | C. H. HerfordPerhaps some men so die—I do not know; it were better than to live, and to bore their friends with the insuppressible.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate | George MacDonaldAt that, in an insuppressible gush of happiness I laughed out with him, like a flageolet in a concourse of bassoons.
Memoirs of a Midget | Walter de la Mare"Vicar has his butter fra Brown's by rights," said the insuppressible servant-woman.
The Rainbow | D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for insuppressible
/ (ˌɪnsəˈprɛsəbəl) /
incapable of being suppressed, overcome, or muffled: an insuppressible giggle
Derived forms of insuppressible
- insuppressibly, adverb
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