Ungovernable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not governable
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Incapable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; not to be regulated by laws or rules; refractory; unruly.
  • Licentious; wild; unbridled: as, ungovernable passions.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of persons
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    licentious    wild    unbridled    unruly    uncontrollable    unmanageable   
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