Definition of unmanageable Unmanageable
/ʌnmæˈnɪʤʌbʌl/ - [unmanijubul] - un•man•age•a•ble
We found 7 definitions of unmanageable from 4 different sources.
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What does unmanageable mean?
WordNet
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| unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" | ||
| difficult | ||
| manageable capable of being managed or controlled | ||
| defiant, noncompliant boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" | ||
| disobedient not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" | ||
| intractable not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" | ||
| indocile, ungovernable, unruly, uncontrollable of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" | ||
| unmanageable - difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel" | ||
| unwieldy | ||
| wieldy easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book" | ||
| bunglesome, ungainly, clumsy, awkward socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" | ||
| unmanageable - incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit" | ||
| uncontrollable, uncorrectable | ||
| incorrigible impervious to correction by punishment | ||
| unmanageable - difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain" | ||
| uncontrollable | ||
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Wiktionary 
- unmanageable (Adjective)
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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unmanageable
un-man′āj-a-bl, adj. not manageable, not easily controlled or directed.—n. Unman′ageableness.—adv. Unman′ageably.—adj. Unman′aged, not controlled: not broken in
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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unmanageable
When a vessel refuses to answer her helm, has lost her rudder, or is crippled in masts or sails.
