uncontainable

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ containable.

Adjective

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uncontainable (comparative more uncontainable, superlative most uncontainable)

  1. That cannot be contained.
    • 1866 January 20, “Beethoven's Fourth Symphony”, in Dwight's Journal of Music, volume 25, page 172:
      The uncontainable fire and restlessness of the Allegro is subdued in the Adagio to a sweet, resigned, spiritually sustained mood of melancholy.

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