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ungovernable (adjective)

ungovernable /ˌʌnˈgʌvɚnəbəl/ adjective

ungovernable

/ˌʌnˈgʌvɚnəbəl/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of UNGOVERNABLE

formal

1

: impossible to govern

The people there seemed almost ungovernable.

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: impossible to control

an ungovernable temper

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