uncontrolled

adj — 2 senses

uncontrolled

adj

Etymology From un- + controlled.

1

Not controlled; not under control.

  • Into the gnarled uncontrolled hand swaying over the bunk the dog laid his paw.1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 36:
2

Civil engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Lacking the usual traffic control devices, such as traffic lights, pedestrian signals, pavement markings, traffic signs, or a crossing guard.

  • uncontrolled crossing
  • uncontrolled intersection
Derived terms
uncontrolledly, uncontrolledness

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