uncontainably

English

Etymology

uncontainable + -ly

Adverb

uncontainably (comparative more uncontainably, superlative most uncontainably)

  1. In an uncontainable way.
    • 2007 February 16, Michael Kimmelman, “Blasts of Color, Evoking Memories”, in New York Times:
      Here, Mr. Hodgkin has slathered green onto a cheap frame, as he frequently does, incorporating the frames as objects and also making the pictures seem to spill out, uncontainably, beyond their edges.
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