unrefrainableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈfreɪnəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈfreɪnəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and refrain v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, refrain v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + refrain v. + -able suffix.

Now rare.

That cannot be curbed or restrained; uncontrollable.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] > uncontrollable or ungovernable > specifically of the heart, tongue, or feelings

unrulya1450

unwieldy1513

unrefrainable?1520

untameable1567

unrulable1672

?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth vii. f. x^v The frowarde desyre and vnrefrenable appetite of his mynde [L. animus ferox] coude nat be mytigated nor pacyfied.

1526 in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) IV. 343 My unrefrenabile hartis desyr to have al ȝour myndis unyt and at ane, constrenit my hand to writ familiary.

1828 E. Irving Last Days 174 A wild, inconstant, unrefrained and unrefrainable disposition.

1980 Jrnl. Philos. 77 618 If human acts were metaphysically caused by God's will, they would, thereby, be compelled (‘unrefrainable’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unrefrainable
释义	unrefrainableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈfreɪnəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈfreɪnəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and refrain v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, refrain v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + refrain v. + -able suffix. Now rare. That cannot be curbed or restrained; uncontrollable. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] > uncontrollable or ungovernable > specifically of the heart, tongue, or feelings unrulya1450 unwieldy1513 unrefrainable?1520 untameable1567 unrulable1672 ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth vii. f. x^v The frowarde desyre and vnrefrenable appetite of his mynde [L. animus ferox] coude nat be mytigated nor pacyfied. 1526 in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) IV. 343 My unrefrenabile hartis desyr to have al ȝour myndis unyt and at ane, constrenit my hand to writ familiary. 1828 E. Irving Last Days 174 A wild, inconstant, unrefrained and unrefrainable disposition. 1980 Jrnl. Philos. 77 618 If human acts were metaphysically caused by God's will, they would, thereby, be compelled (‘unrefrainable’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1520
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