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Definition of uncontrollable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

uncontrollable

adjective
 
/ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl/
 
/ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl/
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  1. that you cannot control or prevent
    • an uncontrollable temper
    • uncontrollable bleeding
    • I had an uncontrollable urge to laugh.
    • The ball was uncontrollable.
    • He's an uncontrollable child (= he behaves very badly and cannot be controlled).
    • That child is uncontrollable.
    • They were all victims of her uncontrollable temper.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • almost
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