ungovernable

[ uhn-guhv-er-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.

Origin of ungovernable

1
1665–75; un-1 + governable

Other words from ungovernable

  • un·gov·ern·a·bil·i·ty, un·gov·ern·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·gov·ern·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for ungovernable

ungovernable

/ (ʌnˈɡʌvənəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not able to be disciplined, restrained, etc: an ungovernable temper

Derived forms of ungovernable

  • ungovernableness, noun
  • ungovernably, adverb

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