unmanageable — UK US /ˌʌnˈmænɪdʒəbl/ adjective ► impossible to deal with or manage: »We offer specialist debt advice for self employed people who face unmanageable debts … Financial and business terms
unmanageable — index contumacious, disobedient, disordered, disorderly, fractious, froward, impossible, impracticable … Law dictionary
unmanageable — 1630s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + MANAGEABLE (Cf. manageable) … Etymology dictionary
unmanageable — [adj] unruly, wild awkward, berserk, chaotic, crazy, disobedient, disorderly, hysterical, lawless, madcap, nuts, out of control, outrageous, riotous, rowdy, turbulent, unbridled, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable,… … New thesaurus
unmanageable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ difficult or impossible to manage or control. DERIVATIVES unmanageably adverb … English terms dictionary
unmanageable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unmanageable — un|man|age|a|ble [ ʌn mænıdʒəbl ] adjective extremely difficult to control or organize: The conflict could reach unmanageable proportions. My life had become unmanageable. a. used about someone whose behavior you cannot control or influence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unmanageable — adjective 1) the huge project was unmanageable Syn: troublesome, awkward, inconvenient; cumbersome, bulky, unwieldy 2) his behavior was becoming unmanageable Syn: uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly, disorderly, ou … Thesaurus of popular words
unmanageable — UK [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəb(ə)l] / US adjective a) extremely difficult to control or organize The conflict could reach unmanageable proportions. My life had become unmanageable. b) used about someone whose behaviour you cannot control or influence … English dictionary
unmanageable — adj.; unmanageability, unmanageableness, n.; unmanageably, adv. * * * … Universalium
