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uncontainably

uncontainably adverb: in an uncontainable way.

Adverb

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

Forms of uncontainably

comparativemore uncontainably
superlativemost uncontainably

Origin of uncontainably

From uncontainable + -ly.

Questions about uncontainably

What does uncontainably mean?
Uncontainably means in an uncontainable way.
What part of speech is uncontainably?
Uncontainably is an adverb.

Words near uncontainably in the dictionary

  1. uncontactable
  2. uncontacted
  3. uncontagious
  4. uncontainable
  5. uncontainableness
  6. uncontainably
  7. uncontained
  8. uncontainedness
  9. uncontainerised
  10. uncontainerized
  11. uncontaminable

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