uncontrollable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite difficult to solve or alleviate
    unmanageable.
    • uncontrollable pain
  2. adjective satellite of persons
    indocile; ungovernable; unruly.
    • the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
  3. adjective satellite incapable of being controlled or managed
    unmanageable; uncorrectable.
    • uncontrollable children
    • an uncorrectable habit
  4. adjective satellite impossible to repress or control
    irrepressible.
    • an irrepressible chatterbox
    • uncontrollable laughter

WordNet


Un`con*trol"la*ble adjective
Definitions
  1. Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
  2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. R. Swift. -- Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness, n. -- Un`con*trol"la*bly, adv.

Webster 1913