ungovernably

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adverb

In an ungovernable manner.

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Meanings

adverbungovernably (comparative more ungovernably, superlative most ungovernably)

comparative more ungovernably · superlative most ungovernably

  1. In an ungovernable manner.

    Fascinated, she stood shaken ungovernably by its horrible suggestiveness, while above and about her the trees shivered meaningly.

    1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 286

Origin

From ungovernable + -ly.

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APA

ungovernably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungovernably

MLA

“ungovernably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungovernably. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungovernably,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungovernably.

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