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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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11 words match “UNCONTROLLABLE”

UNCONTROLLABLE a. 2 definitions
Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
BLEEDER n.
One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding.
DIPSOMANIA n.
A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.
FASCINATE v.
To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. Griffith (Cuvier).
HEMATOPHILIA n.
A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds.
INCONTROLLABLE a.
Not controllable; uncontrollable. -- In`con*trol"la*bly, adv. South.
MAD a.
Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform. It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. Jer. 1. 88. And being exceedingly mad against them, I…
MILK n.
make use of the meat or dairy products of infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food, and to polluted drinking water. -- Milk snake (Zoöl.),…
MILK SICKNESS n.
ersons using the meat or dairy products of infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food, and to polluted water.
NYMPHOMANIA n.
Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.
TARANTISM n.
A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protraced dancing to appropriate music. [Written also tarentism.]