uncontainably

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adverb

In an uncontainable way.

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Meanings

adverbuncontainably (comparative more uncontainably, superlative most uncontainably)

comparative more uncontainably · superlative most uncontainably

  1. In an uncontainable way.

    Here, Mr. Hodgkin has slathered green onto a cheap frame, as he frequently does, incorporating the frames as objects and also making the pictures seem to spill out, uncontainably, beyond their edges.

    2007 February 16, Michael Kimmelman, “Blasts of Color, Evoking Memories”, in New York Times

Origin

From uncontainable + -ly.

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APA

uncontainably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontainably

MLA

“uncontainably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontainably. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncontainably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontainably.

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