insuppressible

[ in-suh-pres-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being suppressed; irrepressible:

   his insuppressible humor.

insuppressible

/ ˌɪnsəˈprɛsəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being suppressed, overcome, or muffled

   an insuppressible giggle

Derived Forms

• ˌinsupˈpressibly, adverb

Other Words From

• insup·pressi·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of insuppressible¹

First recorded in 1600–10; in- ³ + suppressible ( def )

Example Sentences

Kid was a witty man, usually overflowing with innocent mirth; even in sight of the gallows his humor was insuppressible.

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The insuppressible alertness and enterprise of his own mind tells upon his portrayal of these intense moments.

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Perhaps some men so die—I do not know; it were better than to live, and to bore their friends with the insuppressible.

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At that, in an insuppressible gush of happiness I laughed out with him, like a flageolet in a concourse of bassoons.

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"Vicar has his butter fra Brown's by rights," said the insuppressible servant-woman.

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Related Words

• audacious
• bold
• daring
• foolhardy
• hasty
• ill-advised
• ill-considered
• immature
• impetuous
• imprudent
• indiscreet
• irrational
• reckless
• thoughtless