adverb

uncontrollably

adverb

In a way that cannot be controlled or held back.

"She began sobbing uncontrollably at the news."

"His hands were shaking uncontrollably from the cold."

How to Use Uncontrollably

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWithout any way to stop or hold it back.

more uncontrollably comparative, most uncontrollably superlative

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The adverb form of uncontrollable, built with the usual -ly ending.

controllably

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controllably