ungovernable

Etymology

un- + governable

adj

  1. Not governable; unable to be governed.
    While there is no mechanism to force a General Election, the internal wrangling within the Tory party may mean that ultimately the new PM will simply be so exhausted by the chaos that the country becomes ungovernable. November 2 2022, Christian Wolmar, “Some early policy pointers, but we remain in a state of flux”, in RAIL, number 969, page 45
  2. Unable to be managed or controlled.
    a man with an ungovernable temper

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