uncontrollableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl/,

/ˌʌŋkənˈtrəʊləbl/, U.S.

/ˌənkənˈtroʊləb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

†1. Incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective]

sickera1400

undoubtingc1400

undoubtablec1425

doubtlessc1440

unsoilablec1449

unwithsayablec1450

undoubtedc1460

indoubted?1467

indubitate1480

undubitate1482

unrepugnablea1500

infallible1526

questionless1532

insoluble1533

irrefragable1533

undoubtful1533

inexpugnablea1535

uncontrolleda1535

undeniable1541

indisputable1551

indoubtable1557

unsoluble1559

uncontrollable1577

infringible1581

irreprovable1581

ungainsaid1587

unquestionable1587

unquarrelled1588

peremptory1589

irrefragatea1592

unrefellable1593

unrefutable1594

controversiless1604

unquestioned1604

undisputable1605

impleadable1606

contradictless1607

unargued1609

unchallengeable1611

uncontroversable1617

ungainsayable1618

irrefutable1620

indeniable1621

undenied1621

incontradictable1624

indenied1624

indubious1625

indubitable1625

undisputeda1627

uncontroversed1634

unchallengeda1639

God-given1642

indisputed1643

unconfutable1643

undubitable1643

incontrollable1646

incontrovertible1646

unquarrellable1646

watertight1647

unquaerable1657

uncontrovertible1664

incontestable1673

inconfutable1679

uncontestable1681

uncontested1683

uncontradictory1698

uncontradictable1707

incontested1712

irrevinciblea1746

contestlessa1750

innegable1772

irrecusable1776

unrebuttable1804

unassailable1830

unimpugnable1832

irrebuttablea1834

unquibbled1860

inarguablea1875

automatic1877

inoppugnable1885

indiscussible1893

indiscutable1933

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. ix. sig. Oo.ii^v/2 That diuine saying of Sainct Peter remaineth for euer vncomptroleable.

1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 362 It is to be noted, as warranted out of vncontrowlable Authors, that [etc.].

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. i. 273 His labours are rationall, and uncontroulable upon the grounds assumed.

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. iii. 304 He makes it an uncontrolable Argument of the Truth.

1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. p. lxxiv Which uncontroulable Maxim I took particular Care of introducing.

a. Not subject to control from a higher authority; absolute.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [adjective] > absolute

absolute1567

uncontrollable1593

arbitrary1642

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 110 Armed with that supreme, & Vncontrowlable authoritie, which they affect in causes Ecclesiasticall.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 526 His sentence in matters of Law and Religion is uncontrollable.

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 140 He had vested them with an..unlimited power, and uncontroulable in the Government of Religion.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 167. ⁋3 I have grasped imaginary Scepters, and delivered uncontroulable Edicts.

1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 39 Authority..can never..become quite entire and uncontroulable.

1809 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring xiii, in Tales Fashionable Life III. 341 She had an uncontrollable right to marry as she thought proper.

1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. ii. 49 The power of the Creator over all his creatures is entirely uncontrollable.

b. In quasi-adverbial use.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [adverb]

substantively1598

unsubordinately1636

independently1651

uncontrollablea1704

a1704 T. Brown Oration in Praise Drunkenness in Wks. (1707) I. i. 52 Consider whether 'tis not the Drunkard, that..acts as uncontroulable as the God's themselves.

3. That cannot be controlled or restrained.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things)

wickc1330

riotous1340

wickeda1352

untreatablec1374

frowarda1400

inobedient1495

stubborn?1518

unwieldya1538

unruly1548

wieldlessa1560

hard1560

untoward1566

tickle1570

churlish1577

unwieldsome1579

rebellious1587

disobedient1588

unframeable1593

unwilling1593

untractable1601

unmanageable1606

intractable1607

surly1609

unwedgeablea1616

dogged1627

uncontrollable1648

obdurate1651

morose1652

uncompliant1659

sullen1678

unpliant1716

ungovernable1773

sulky1867

intractile1880

unwieldly1881

bunglesome1915

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] > uncontrollable or ungovernable

steerlessc888

rebelc1400

untemperable?1571

effrenated1587

incontrollable1605

unrepressable1607

commandless1609

unmasterable1618

masterless1619

effrenable1621

uncontrollable1648

unrulable1672

ungovernable1673

governless1679

unrepressible1776

incoercible1804

irrepressible1811

bronco1866

intemperable1898

1648 R. Josselin Diary (1908) 54 The wofull uncontroulable encrease of all manner of wickedness.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 262 Cardarigas..fancies to himself that they were brought thither by some uncontroulable destiny to be destroyed.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. i. 2 His natural imperiousness, and fierce and uncontroulable temper.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ix. 231 His horse, seizing the bit with his teeth, went forth at an uncontroulable gallop.

1847 J. R. McCulloch Descr. & Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire (ed. 3) II. v. viii. 629 Poverty and misery produced by accidental and uncontrollable causes.

1879 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics 570 Hydrophobia is a perfectly uncontrollable disease.

absolute.1754 S. Richardson Corr. (1804) IV. 89 Dr. Young is another uncontrollable, therefore unaccountable.1820 P. B. Shelley Ode to West Wind iv, in Prometheus Unbound 191 The impulse of thy strength, only less free Than thou, O uncontroulable.

Draft additions 1993

A person or thing (esp. a factor) that is uncontrollable or unpredictable. Cf. sense 3 absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > unpredictability > instance of

uncertainty1619

peradventure1627

casualty?1677

anybody's guess1893

guess1958

uncontrollable1977

1977 Daily Tel. 13 Apr. 17/3 Cheshire is trying to switch these uncontrollables from one school to another.

1981 Bank Marketing Dec. 23/2 Economic turmoil, political crises, war, peace, flood, and famine are uncontrollables.

1986 Parl. Affairs 39 307 Budget officials often refer to the major spending programmes authorised by welfare state legislation as ‘uncontrollables’.

1988 Communications (U.S.) Feb. 53/1 If paging companies look at creative ways to turn ‘uncontrollables’ into long-term customers, the financial impact is dramatic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncontrollable
释义	uncontrollableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl/, /ˌʌŋkənˈtrəʊləbl/, U.S. /ˌənkənˈtroʊləb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b †1. Incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective] sickera1400 undoubtingc1400 undoubtablec1425 doubtlessc1440 unsoilablec1449 unwithsayablec1450 undoubtedc1460 indoubted?1467 indubitate1480 undubitate1482 unrepugnablea1500 infallible1526 questionless1532 insoluble1533 irrefragable1533 undoubtful1533 inexpugnablea1535 uncontrolleda1535 undeniable1541 indisputable1551 indoubtable1557 unsoluble1559 uncontrollable1577 infringible1581 irreprovable1581 ungainsaid1587 unquestionable1587 unquarrelled1588 peremptory1589 irrefragatea1592 unrefellable1593 unrefutable1594 controversiless1604 unquestioned1604 undisputable1605 impleadable1606 contradictless1607 unargued1609 unchallengeable1611 uncontroversable1617 ungainsayable1618 irrefutable1620 indeniable1621 undenied1621 incontradictable1624 indenied1624 indubious1625 indubitable1625 undisputeda1627 uncontroversed1634 unchallengeda1639 God-given1642 indisputed1643 unconfutable1643 undubitable1643 incontrollable1646 incontrovertible1646 unquarrellable1646 watertight1647 unquaerable1657 uncontrovertible1664 incontestable1673 inconfutable1679 uncontestable1681 uncontested1683 uncontradictory1698 uncontradictable1707 incontested1712 irrevinciblea1746 contestlessa1750 innegable1772 irrecusable1776 unrebuttable1804 unassailable1830 unimpugnable1832 irrebuttablea1834 unquibbled1860 inarguablea1875 automatic1877 inoppugnable1885 indiscussible1893 indiscutable1933 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. ix. sig. Oo.ii^v/2 That diuine saying of Sainct Peter remaineth for euer vncomptroleable. 1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 362 It is to be noted, as warranted out of vncontrowlable Authors, that [etc.]. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. i. 273 His labours are rationall, and uncontroulable upon the grounds assumed. View more context for this quotation 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. iii. 304 He makes it an uncontrolable Argument of the Truth. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. p. lxxiv Which uncontroulable Maxim I took particular Care of introducing. 2. a. Not subject to control from a higher authority; absolute. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [adjective] > absolute absolute1567 uncontrollable1593 arbitrary1642 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 110 Armed with that supreme, & Vncontrowlable authoritie, which they affect in causes Ecclesiasticall. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 526 His sentence in matters of Law and Religion is uncontrollable. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 140 He had vested them with an..unlimited power, and uncontroulable in the Government of Religion. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 167. ⁋3 I have grasped imaginary Scepters, and delivered uncontroulable Edicts. 1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 39 Authority..can never..become quite entire and uncontroulable. 1809 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring xiii, in Tales Fashionable Life III. 341 She had an uncontrollable right to marry as she thought proper. 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. ii. 49 The power of the Creator over all his creatures is entirely uncontrollable. b. In quasi-adverbial use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [adverb] substantively1598 unsubordinately1636 independently1651 uncontrollablea1704 a1704 T. Brown Oration in Praise Drunkenness in Wks. (1707) I. i. 52 Consider whether 'tis not the Drunkard, that..acts as uncontroulable as the God's themselves. 3. That cannot be controlled or restrained. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things) wickc1330 riotous1340 wickeda1352 untreatablec1374 frowarda1400 inobedient1495 stubborn?1518 unwieldya1538 unruly1548 wieldlessa1560 hard1560 untoward1566 tickle1570 churlish1577 unwieldsome1579 rebellious1587 disobedient1588 unframeable1593 unwilling1593 untractable1601 unmanageable1606 intractable1607 surly1609 unwedgeablea1616 dogged1627 uncontrollable1648 obdurate1651 morose1652 uncompliant1659 sullen1678 unpliant1716 ungovernable1773 sulky1867 intractile1880 unwieldly1881 bunglesome1915 society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] > uncontrollable or ungovernable steerlessc888 rebelc1400 untemperable?1571 effrenated1587 incontrollable1605 unrepressable1607 commandless1609 unmasterable1618 masterless1619 effrenable1621 uncontrollable1648 unrulable1672 ungovernable1673 governless1679 unrepressible1776 incoercible1804 irrepressible1811 bronco1866 intemperable1898 1648 R. Josselin Diary (1908) 54 The wofull uncontroulable encrease of all manner of wickedness. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 262 Cardarigas..fancies to himself that they were brought thither by some uncontroulable destiny to be destroyed. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. i. 2 His natural imperiousness, and fierce and uncontroulable temper. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ix. 231 His horse, seizing the bit with his teeth, went forth at an uncontroulable gallop. 1847 J. R. McCulloch Descr. & Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire (ed. 3) II. v. viii. 629 Poverty and misery produced by accidental and uncontrollable causes. 1879 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics 570 Hydrophobia is a perfectly uncontrollable disease. absolute.1754 S. Richardson Corr. (1804) IV. 89 Dr. Young is another uncontrollable, therefore unaccountable.1820 P. B. Shelley Ode to West Wind iv, in Prometheus Unbound 191 The impulse of thy strength, only less free Than thou, O uncontroulable. Draft additions 1993 A person or thing (esp. a factor) that is uncontrollable or unpredictable. Cf. sense 3 absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > unpredictability > instance of uncertainty1619 peradventure1627 casualty?1677 anybody's guess1893 guess1958 uncontrollable1977 1977 Daily Tel. 13 Apr. 17/3 Cheshire is trying to switch these uncontrollables from one school to another. 1981 Bank Marketing Dec. 23/2 Economic turmoil, political crises, war, peace, flood, and famine are uncontrollables. 1986 Parl. Affairs 39 307 Budget officials often refer to the major spending programmes authorised by welfare state legislation as ‘uncontrollables’. 1988 Communications (U.S.) Feb. 53/1 If paging companies look at creative ways to turn ‘uncontrollables’ into long-term customers, the financial impact is dramatic. 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