uncontrollable

/ˌʌnkəntɹˈoʊləbəl/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

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adj

"She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate."
""Ethel!" exclaimed Norbourne, his strong and uncontrollable emotion betraying the power that her name still had over him: he tried to say something more, but the words died on his lips."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English controllable English uncontrollable From un- + controllable.

more uncontrollable (comparative) most uncontrollable (superlative)

uncontrollability uncontrollableness uncontrollably

control controllable

controllable consolable

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How do you pronounce uncontrollable?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnkəntɹˈoʊləbəl/.

What does uncontrollable mean?

Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

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