Uncontainable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That cannot be contained.

    "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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"He exploded in uncontainable laughter."

Etymology

From un- + containable.

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