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uncontrollable
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
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  1. Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
  2. Impossible to control or govern:
obstreperous
Noisily unruly or defiant:
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  1. Noisily unruly or defiant:
  2. Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing
willful
Done in a manner which was intended.
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  1. Done in a manner which was intended.
  2. Obstinately bent on having one's own way:
  3. Said or done on purpose; deliberate:
irrepressible
That cannot be repressed or restrained
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  1. That cannot be repressed or restrained
  2. (Of a person) Especially high-spirited, outspoken, or insistent.
  3. Difficult or impossible to control or restrain:
ungovernable
Not governable
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  1. Not governable
  2. Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
  3. That cannot be governed or controlled; unruly, wild, etc.
awkward
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
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  1. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
  2. Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
  3. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
bulky
(Bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.
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  1. (Bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.
  2. Unwieldy
  3. Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.
clumsy
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
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  1. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
  2. Gauche; inept:
  3. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
ungainly
Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
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  1. Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
  2. Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
  3. Awkward; clumsy
unhandy
Not handy, unapt, clumsy, not dexterous.
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  1. Not handy, unapt, clumsy, not dexterous.
  2. Not clever with the hands; awkward
  3. Difficult to handle or manage; unwieldy.
unwieldy
Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity:
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  1. Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity:
  2. (Now Rare) Awkward; clumsy
disorderly
Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
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  1. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
  2. (Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
  3. Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
fractious
Peevish; irritable; cross
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  1. Peevish; irritable; cross
  2. Given to troublemaking
  3. Having a peevish nature; cranky.
indocile
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
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  1. Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
  2. Not docile; difficult to manage or discipline
intractable
Hard to work, manipulate, cure, treat, etc.
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  1. Hard to work, manipulate, cure, treat, etc.
  2. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
  3. Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.
lawless
Not governed by law:
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  1. Not governed by law:
  2. Without law; not regulated by the authority of law
  3. Contrary to the law; unlawful:
obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
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  1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
  2. Not easily subdued, ended, etc.
  3. Difficult to manage, control, or treat:
obstreperous
Noisily unruly or defiant:
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  1. Noisily unruly or defiant:
  2. Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing
recalcitrant
Difficult to manage or deal with:
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  1. Difficult to manage or deal with:
  2. Refusing to obey authority, custom, regulation, etc.; stubbornly defiant
  3. Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
refractory
Resistant to treatment:
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  1. Resistant to treatment:
  2. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:
  3. Having a high melting point. Ceramics that are made from clay and minerals are often refractory, as are metal oxides and carbides. Refractory materials are often used as liners in furnaces.
uncontrollable
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
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  1. Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
  2. Impossible to control or govern:
ungovernable
Not governable
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  1. Not governable
  2. Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
  3. That cannot be governed or controlled; unruly, wild, etc.
unruly
Difficult to keep in place or in order:
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  1. Difficult to keep in place or in order:
  2. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule:
  3. Wild; uncontrolled
untoward
Not favorable or fortunate; adverse, inauspicious, etc.
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  1. Not favorable or fortunate; adverse, inauspicious, etc.
  2. Inappropriate, improper, unseemly, etc.
  3. Unruly, troublesome.
wild
Risky; imprudent:
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  1. Risky; imprudent:
  2. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
  3. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
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Sentence Examples

  • With increase in depth, however, the thickness and weight of the cast iron tubbing in a large shaft become almost unmanageable; in one instance, at a depth of 1215 f t., the bottom rings in a shaft 142 ft.

  • The great size and weight of such drums are also disadvantages, as giving rather unmanageable dimensions in a very deep pit.

  • Her uncle considered that she ought to be kept as long as possible from the knowledge of her position, which might raise a large growth of pride or vanity in her and make her unmanageable; so Victoria was twelve years old before she knew that she was to wear a crown.

  • And Marsh's test is very unmanageable with organic liquids on account of the uncontrollable frothing that takes place.

  • The government of the city consisted of (a) a parlamento or consiglio grande, including all who possessed bread and wine of their own - a council soon found to be unmanageable owing to its size, and reduced first to 2000, then to 1500 and finally to Soo members; (b) a credenza or committee of 12 members, elected in the grand council, for the despatch of urgent or secret business; (c) the consuls, the executive, elected for one year, and compelled to report to the great council at the term of their office.

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