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untamable

British  
/ ʌnˈteɪməbəl /

adjective

  1. (of an animal or person) not capable of being tamed, subdued, or made obedient

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It’s hard to see it as anything other than: Avoiding potential jail time has a way of focusing even the most untamable of minds.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2024

He still faces the challenge of herding an untamable majority with only four votes to spare, amid in-house critics who would gladly see him fail.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2023

Take Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers’ seven-foot fever dream of untamable orange fur.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2021

Set against haunting music, these stories, made by cast and crew mostly based in Appalachia, deliver the listener to an uncanny place, imbuing wonder for the endless magic within an untamable wilderness.

From New York Times Oct. 10, 2020

Her hair is snarled and untamable and perhaps even whiter than his.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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