Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Difficult or impossible to manage, as:
- adj. Not submitting to discipline; unruly: an unmanageable child.
- adj. Difficult to keep under control or within limits: unmanageable traffic congestion.
- adj. Awkward; unwieldy: unmanageable bundles.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
Wiktionary
- adj. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
- adj. difficult to solve or alleviate
- adj. incapable of being controlled or managed
- adj. hard to control
Etymologies
- un- + manageable (Wiktionary)
Examples
“But it will prevent the worst kind of loans: short-term, high interest loans that can be the first stroke towards drowning in unmanageable debt.”
National Usury Limit Could Reduce Number Of People Paying Debt Until They Die - The Consumerist
“However, this negativity — and its difficulty — conceals the negativity and the difficulty that remain unmanageable.”
“It is no wonder that the word "unmanageable" was applied to our hair.”
“The 20-year-old, described by Internazionale's former manager José Mourinho as "unmanageable", smiled disarmingly and turned to the man posing the question.”
The Guardian: I'm no bad boy, says Manchester City's new signing Mario Balotelli
“A presentation on Metro's rail fleet Thursday projected "unmanageable" congestion of the system when it reaches capacity in 2020.”
The Washington Post: Metro will raise fares, but board is split over which commuters get hit harder
“Metro's rail system will reach its capacity in 2020 creating "unmanageable" levels of congestion, Metro officials said Thursday.”
“As Washington's public transit network grows more congested, with Metro projecting "unmanageable" levels of saturation on its rail system by 2020, the phenomenon of people taking up more than their share of space is becoming increasingly touchy.”
The Washington Post: As Metro congestion grows, so does anger at 'seat hogs'
“By 2020, Metro projects that the Red, Blue and Yellow lines will be "highly congested," with 100 to 120 people per car, and that the Orange Line will be "unmanageable," with more than 120 riders per car.”
The Washington Post: As Metro congestion grows, so does anger at 'seat hogs'
“As Washington's public transit network grows more congested, with Metro projecting "unmanageable" levels of saturation on its rail system by 2020, the phenomenon of people taking up more than their share of space is becoming increasingly touchy ...”
“The latest figures indicate that 23 per cent of people – 9.5 million adults – were finding their current level of debt "unmanageable".”
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unyielding
refractory, unmanageable, ungovernable, obstinate, contumacious, stubborn, unyielding, unruly, perverse, refractoriness, inanimates, contrary and 12 more...
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Un-word List
untrammelled, untoward, unenthusiastically, unenthusiastic, undaunted, uncanny, unceasing, unbridled, unacknowledged, unacquainted, unadorned, unaffected and 239 more...
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imperative, republic, subtle, Androgynous, licentious, auspices, avengeance, cabal, sibilant, Entropy, caduceus, ludicrous, and 170 more...
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