Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncontrollably

/ˌʌnkəntɹˈoʊləbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
un-con-trol-lably
IPA
/ˌʌnkəntɹˈoʊləbli/
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an uncontrollable manner; without being subject to control.

Etymology

Etymology tree English uncontrollable Middle English -ly English -ly English uncontrollably From uncontrollable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more uncontrollably (comparative) most uncontrollably (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce uncontrollably?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnkəntɹˈoʊləbli/.
What does uncontrollably mean?
In an uncontrollable manner; without being subject to control.
Where does uncontrollably come from?
Etymology tree English uncontrollable Middle English -ly English -ly English uncontrollably From uncontrollable + -ly.

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