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irrepressible
[ ir-i-pres-uh-buhl ]
irrepressible
/ ˌɪrɪˈprɛsəbəl /
adjective
- not capable of being repressed, controlled, or restrained
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Derived Forms
- ˌirreˈpressibly, adverb
- ˌirreˌpressiˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- irre·pressi·bili·ty irre·pressi·ble·ness noun
- irre·pressi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of irrepressible1
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Example Sentences
Suppressed, banned, scorned—it seems to speak to something within the human mind (or soul, if you like) that is irrepressible.
From a production standpoint, most of Napa has been lucky and irrepressible in the aftermath.
He was grounded for a few days, but fortunately for us, and for politics, his irrepressible good humor could not be squelched.
Then Germany scored first, in the 11th minute, through the irrepressible Thomas Müller.
And now all of a sudden I find myself consumed by an immense, irrepressible wrath.
Thus was he spared the look of utter loathing, of unconquerable, irrepressible disgust that leapt into her countenance.
It was Jenny's sympathy on this first night, when awakened by Ruth's irrepressible agony, that had made the bond between them.
She had an irrepressible longing for a few minutes' change of scene after her night of watching.
Prince Waldemar broke into an irrepressible fit of laughter and clapped Kaulmann on the shoulder.
That struggle is an irrepressible conflict existing in all nature, and from which man cannot escape.
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