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IRREPRESSIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impossible to repress or control
Example:
uncontrollable laughter
Synonyms:
irrepressible; uncontrollable
Classified under:
Similar:
uncontrolled (not being under control; out of control)
Derivation:
irrepressibility (irrepressible liveliness and good spirit)
Context examples:
She was rather a favorite with 'old Davis', as, of course, he was called, and it's my private belief that he would have broken his word if the indignation of one irrepressible young lady had not found vent in a hiss.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Congratulating himself that a handsome repast had been ordered that morning, feeling sure that it would be ready to the minute, and indulging in pleasant anticipations of the charming effect it would produce, when his pretty wife came running out to meet him, he escorted his friend to his mansion, with the irrepressible satisfaction of a young host and husband.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
