that you cannot control or prevent:
an uncontrollable temper * uncontrollable bleeding * I had an uncontrollable urge to laugh. * The ball was uncontrollable. * He's an uncontrollable child (= he behaves very badly and cannot be controlled).
uncontrollably adverb:
She began shaking uncontrollably.
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In this entry, uncontrollable is tagged as adjective.
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