untamable
adjective
un·tam·able
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Definition of untamable
: unable to be tamed or brought under control
an untamable spirit He had never dreamed a horse could have such spirit, be so untamable.— Walter Farley
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Other Words from untamable
untamably
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adverb
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adverb
untamably wild
Examples of untamable in a Sentence
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Corsican pride is untamable; Corsicans’ allegiance is to their own flag, their own traditions, their own mountain. — National Geographic, "In Corsica, on a quest for beautiful harmony," 24 July 2019 An altogether untamable stadium in which traditional expectations about what the game is should be set aside and the wonkiness accepted. — Jeff Bailey, The Denver Post, "Rockies Insider: With juiced balls opening the Coors Field floodgates, let’s unplug the humidor and really have some fun," 4 July 2019 Four-, five- and higher-dimensional shapes are essentially untamable: the range of possibilities is so enormous that mathematicians have limited their ambitions to understanding specialized subclasses of them. — Quanta Magazine, "Getting Into Shapes: From Hyperbolic Geometry to Cube Complexes and Back," 2 Oct. 2012 Power Moves: With the Full Moon in your sign, let this week by a celebration, untamable Sag. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, "Weekly Horoscopes May 28-June 3," 25 May 2018 Dark, explosive, pitiless, destructive, tornadoes are nature at its inhuman extreme, arousing awe and terror, the ultimate in the untamable and unknowable. — John Timpane, Philly.com, "'Man Who Caught the Storm': A tempestuous, true tale of a legendary storm-chaser," 18 May 2018 But this tranquil childhood lair cannot protect the sisters from the danger ahead as Elsa's untamable powers are revealed. — Deborah Wilker, Billboard, "'Frozen' Takes On Broadway," 15 Sep. 2017 Its oversize dimensions make tight spaces treacherous, but an astonishing suspension and comfy cabin mean no territory is untamable and no trip is uncomfortable. — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, "2018 Ford F-150 Raptor," 19 Oct. 2017 By focusing on wild apples, Thoreau was making his standard argument for the uncultivated and untamable aspects of life. — Longreads, "Late in Life, Thoreau Became a Serious Darwinist," 13 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'untamable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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