uncontrollable
[ uhn-kuhn-troh-luh-buhl ]
/ ˌʌn kənˈtroʊ lə bəl /
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adjective
incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
noun
something, as an obligation, that cannot be controlled, reduced, or dispensed with: the uncontrollables in the new federal budget.
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uncontrollable
/ (ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl) /
adjective
incapable of being controlled or managed
Derived forms of uncontrollable
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