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incontrollable
[ in-kuhn-troh-luh-buhl ]
incontrollable
/ ˌɪnkənˈtrəʊləbəl /
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Derived Forms
- ˌinconˈtrollably, adverb
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Other Words From
- incon·trolla·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incontrollable1
First recorded in 1590–1600; in- 3 + controllable ( def )
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Example Sentences
Ye br-reak into Hogan's house some night sufferin' fr'm an incontrollable impulse to take his watch.
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And with that there came a mighty and an incontrollable impulse to set it down, so as to preserve what I had seen.
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The doctor answered with a smile that roused the master of the house to a pitch of incontrollable fury.
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She asked herself whether he had seen Leonetta, and what he thought of her, and she was seized by an incontrollable shudder.
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If such a passion as jealousy seizes him, it will swell into a well-nigh incontrollable flood.
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