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Synonyms for uncontrollably


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhn-kuh n-troh-luh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn kənˈtroʊ lə bəl

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Définition of uncontrollably

Origin :
  • 1570s, "irrefutable," from un- (1) "not" + controllable. From 1590s as "not subject to authority;" meaning "that cannot be restrained" is from 1640s. Related: Uncontrollably.
  • As in excitedly : adv agitatedly
  • As in frantically : adv frenziedly
  • As in fiercely : adv violently, menacingly
  • As in amuck : adv crazily
Example sentences :
  • He cried out in pain, uncontrollably, and let Ringg slip from his grasp.
  • Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • She found it hard to understand her own anger or why it had flared so uncontrollably.
  • Extract from : « Sisters » by Grace May North
  • She was the demurest of all in seeming when she danced, but she was uncontrollably jealous.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • Paris adored her wildly, uncontrollably, to the hour of his death.
  • Extract from : « Superwomen » by Albert Payson Terhune
  • She looked down at them, and burst out laughing, uncontrollably.
  • Extract from : « Claire » by Leslie Burton Blades
  • It was shaking, uncontrollably, and moved off to the right of where he wanted it to go.
  • Extract from : « Sound of Terror » by Don Berry
  • Ann had liked him, as suddenly and as uncontrollably as she had liked Garvin.
  • Extract from : « Nobody's Child » by Elizabeth Dejeans
  • With me it swept to sentiment, and carried me uncontrollably in its undertow.
  • Extract from : « The Portal of Dreams » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Then Rom suddenly, horribly, uncontrollably, was seized with hiccups.
  • Extract from : « Marriage » by H. G. Wells
  • For Norah had broken down and was weeping bitterly, uncontrollably.
  • Extract from : « The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 » by Various

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