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Adjective: uncontrollable  ,ún-kun'trów-lu-bul
  1. Incapable of being controlled or managed
    "uncontrollable children";
    - uncorrectable, unmanageable
     
  2. Impossible to repress or control
    "uncontrollable laughter";
    - irrepressible
     
  3. Difficult to solve or alleviate
    "uncontrollable pain";
    - unmanageable
     
  4. Failing to follow rules or orders
    "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him uncontrollable";
    - indocile, ungovernable, unruly

See also: difficult, incorrigible, intractable, irreformable, uncontrolled, unmanageable

Encyclopedia: Uncontrollable