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ungovernably

ungovernably adverb: in an ungovernable manner.

Adverb

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

Forms of ungovernably

comparativemore ungovernably
superlativemost ungovernably

Origin of ungovernably

From ungovernable + -ly.

Questions about ungovernably

What does ungovernably mean?
Ungovernably means in an ungovernable manner.
What part of speech is ungovernably?
Ungovernably is an adverb.

Words near ungovernably in the dictionary

  1. ungouged
  2. ungouty
  3. ungovernability
  4. ungovernable
  5. ungovernableness
  6. ungovernably
  7. ungoverned
  8. ungovernedly
  9. ungovernedness
  10. ungoverning
  11. ungown

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