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irrepressible

ir·re·press·i·ble

irrepressible

 
pronunciation:
I r pre s bl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: impossible to restrain, suppress, or keep under control.
He was seized by an irrepressible urge to laugh.She was a lively and irrepressible child.
antonyms:
repressible
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)irrepressible rather
(adj.)irrepressible + noun attitude, boost, bubble, burst, ceo, cheerleader, comic, confidence, curiosity, desire, energy, enthusiasm, executive, flair, flower, force, freedom, grin, humor, iron, joy, laughter, lightness, loss, nature, optimism, passion, patch, reporter, scholar, sign, smile, spirit, urge, wave, wit  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: irrepressibly (adv.), irrepressibility (n.)