"irrestrainable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more irrestrainable [comparative], most irrestrainable [superlative]
Etymology: From ir- + restrainable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|restrainable|alt1=ir}} ir- + restrainable Head templates: {{en-adj}} irrestrainable (comparative more irrestrainable, superlative most irrestrainable)
  1. That cannot be restrained.
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