ungovernable
[uhn-guhv-er-nuh-buh l]
- impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
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Origin of ungovernable
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disobedient, uncontrollable, undisciplined, unmanageable, unruly, wild, indocile, disorderly, fractious, impetuous, impotent, intractable, irrepressible, mutinous, rampant, refractory, unbridledExamples from the Web for ungovernable
Contemporary Examples of ungovernable
Under a more centralized system the place would have been ungovernable.
And he has always gotten a kick out of his rep as the ungovernable—maybe even a bit unbalanced—member of Team Obama.
My sense is that the latest leaks will have broad repercussions of an ungovernable variety.
Historical Examples of ungovernable
The excitement of the populace was now ungovernable and the air was filled with groans and cries.
The ChristianHall Caine
He had frankly admitted his ungovernable temper and had deplored it.
Mary Louise in the CountryL. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)
If they are opposed they fly into ungovernable passions and blind rages.
Palmistry for AllCheiro
The cause of this sudden and ungovernable exclamation can be no other than a woman.
The Young DukeBenjamin Disraeli
She seems to have been impatient, violent, and ungovernable.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine VolumesSamuel Johnson
ungovernable
- not able to be disciplined, restrained, etcan ungovernable temper
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