uncontainable
adjective
un·con·tain·able ˌən-kən-ˈtā-nə-bəl 
: not able to be restrained, checked, or controlled : not possible to contain
uncontainable joy/enthusiasm/energy
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the photos, Charlotte ranges from exuding uncontainable excitement over the games to downright contempt for the affair. 
Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2022 For an object that is fundamentally a box, designed to keep things inside it, the shipping container is a remarkable lesson in the uncontainable nature of modern life—the way our choices, like our goods, ramify around the world. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 The seemingly uncontainable virus is now exploding in China, smashing records daily and laying bare a tragic fault in China's COVID policies: the country's most vulnerable—older people—are among the least protected by vaccination. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2022 Their third album, Headful of Sugar, out May 6, is a riotous rush of melodic hooks, rhythmic energy, adventurous production, and an uncontainable passion for life as a rock & roll band that the last two years have only made stronger. Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2022 Giannis is uncontainable, and Bobby Portis creates a matchup issue because of his ability to stretch the floor from the 4 or 5. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2022 Though hardly the first to do so (see Kellogg and masturbation), his influence, along with the seemingly uncontainable wellness industry, has given us another layer under which to cloak diet culture. Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 10 Jan. 2022 Arca always pushes us out of our musical comfort zones, experimenting with form and genre in ways that are unwieldy and can feel uncontainable, but are always beautiful. Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2022 Fuelled by rising prices and crypto-native investment vehicles, the appetite for cryptocurrencies and N.F.T.s often feels uncontainable, unable to be absorbed by the incumbent tech giants. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021 See More
Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2022 For an object that is fundamentally a box, designed to keep things inside it, the shipping container is a remarkable lesson in the uncontainable nature of modern life—the way our choices, like our goods, ramify around the world. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 The seemingly uncontainable virus is now exploding in China, smashing records daily and laying bare a tragic fault in China's COVID policies: the country's most vulnerable—older people—are among the least protected by vaccination. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2022 Their third album, Headful of Sugar, out May 6, is a riotous rush of melodic hooks, rhythmic energy, adventurous production, and an uncontainable passion for life as a rock & roll band that the last two years have only made stronger. Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2022 Giannis is uncontainable, and Bobby Portis creates a matchup issue because of his ability to stretch the floor from the 4 or 5. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2022 Though hardly the first to do so (see Kellogg and masturbation), his influence, along with the seemingly uncontainable wellness industry, has given us another layer under which to cloak diet culture. Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 10 Jan. 2022 Arca always pushes us out of our musical comfort zones, experimenting with form and genre in ways that are unwieldy and can feel uncontainable, but are always beautiful. Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2022 Fuelled by rising prices and crypto-native investment vehicles, the appetite for cryptocurrencies and N.F.T.s often feels uncontainable, unable to be absorbed by the incumbent tech giants. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1618, in the meaning defined above
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